US Opens Disease Treatment Center In Liberia

The first of 17 Ebola treatment centers being built by the US in Liberia has been opened.

The opening ceremony of the 100-bed facility took place on Monday, November 10, in Tubmanburg, a town close to the capital, Monrovia.

A local official, Samuel Brown stated that the opening is a "history-making" event.

US President, Barack Obama has committed to sending up 3000 troops to aid in the fight against Ebola in West Africa.

Liberia has lost 2,766 people to the disease.