The United Nations chief is warning that Ebola may be easing in part of West Africa, but says it's still hitting hard in other areas and outpacing the international response.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that if the world speeds its response, "we can contain and end the outbreak by the middle of next year."
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But Mali, where six people have died and nearly 500 are being monitored, is of deep concern. Ban dispatched World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan to that country on Friday.
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Chan cautioned that "complacency will be our enemy," and said authorities in Mali must "have a no-regret policy" as they work to contain the disease.
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The two officials urged more health workers to volunteer in the region and reemphasized that travel restrictions aren't helping. (AP)
