此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。奥巴马总统在联合国埃博拉疫情防控高级别会议英语演讲稿Mr.Secretary-General,thankyouforbringingustogethertodaytoaddressanurgentthreattothepeopleofWestAfrica,butalsoapotentialthreattotheworld.Dr.Chan,headsofstateandgovernment,especiallyourAfricanpartners,ladiesandgentlemen:Aswegatherheretoday,thepeopleofLiberiaandSierraLeoneandGuineaareincrisis.AsSecretary-GeneralBanandDr.Chanhavealreadyindicated,theEbolavirusisspreadingatalarmingspeed.Thousandsofmen,womenandchildrenhavedied.Thousandsmoreareinfected.Ifunchecked,thisepidemiccouldkillhundredsofthousandsofpeopleinthecomingmonths.Hundredsofthousands.Ebolaisahorrificdisease.It’swipingoutentirefamilies.Ithasturnedsimpleactsofloveandcomfortandkindness--likeholdingasickfriend’shand,orembracingadyingchild--intopotentiallyfatalacts.Ifevertherewereapublichealthemergencydeservinganurgent,strongandcoordinatedinternationalresponse,thisisit.Butthisisalsomorethanahealthcrisis.Thisisagrowingthreattoregionalandglobalsecurity.InLiberia,inGuinea,inSierraLeone,publichealthsystemshavecollapsed.Economicgrowthisslowingdramatically.Ifthisepidemicisnotstopped,thisdiseasecouldcauseahumanitariancatastropheacrosstheregion.Andinanerawhereregionalcrisescanquicklybecomeglobalthreats,stoppingEbolaisintheinterestofallofus.Thecourageousmenandwomenfightingonthefrontlinesofthisdiseasehavetolduswhattheyneed.Theyneedmorebeds,theyneedmore此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。supplies,theyneedmorehealthworkers,andtheyneedallofthisasfastaspossible.Rightnow,patientsarebeinglefttodieinthestreetsbecausethere’snowheretoputthemandthere’snobodytohelpthem.OnehealthworkerinSierraLeonecomparedfightingthisoutbreakto“;fightingaforestfirewithspraybottles.〞;Butwithourhelp,theycanputouttheblaze.Lastweek,IvisitedtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,whichismountingthelargestinternationalresponseinitshistory.Isaidthatthew...
