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Cameron calls on EU to double Ebola funding

David Cameron has called for EU leaders to double their funding in the fight against Ebola to £800 million.

It comes after one of the doctors who discovered the virus, Professor Peter Piot, said the rest of Europe was not doing enough to tackle the epidemic.

Downing Street said the current total contribution from the EU was just £400 million.

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Geldof: African Ebola victims are 'dying of poverty'

Sir Bob Geldof has told ITV News the victims of the Ebola crisis in West Africa are "dying of poverty".

The singer and activist told Mark Austin the millions in the region do not have access to the quality of healthcare as those with the virus in Europe and North America.

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