at the height of the outbreak, guinea liberia, and sierra leone were under siege. patients were turned away from full treatment centers. this man later died. the medical charity mss says the world ignored its calls for help early in the outbreak. it is particularly critical of the world health organization for not declaring an international health emergency much sooner. the who accepts it made mistakes at the start of the crisis but said it since half into affected countries as soon as possible. >> by the time ebola struck in guinea, in liberia, we are weak we do not have the resources. with the number of doctors we have, only one doctor was trained for this. >> the world has come along way since the peak of the ebola outbreak. in sierra leone away, there were almost 600 cases a week. now it is fewer than 60. liberia has managed about three weeks without a new infection but has now recorded one fresh case. look at what is happening in guinea. infections fell sharply but are gradually keeping up again -- creeping up again. this outbreak will not be considered over.

liberia is getting close to zero patients.e possible in the two other countries as well. >> speaking to the w.h.o. >>> the top story now. the prime minister will address the u.s. and washington. it's put a huge strain on relations between the two countries before a word has been uttered. benjamin netanyahu is going to express his opposition to president obama's talks to iran. let's take you to washington now. we can join our correspondent who is there for us. talks are taking place. iran is really concerned benjamin netanyahu is going to release classified or at least sensitive information. how much do we actually know as to what he is going to say? >> reporter: well good morning from capitol hill where everybody is eagerly awaiting the highly anticipated speech by the leader a very controversial speech. he was invited by congress. the white house complained they had not been consulted about this. we heard from president obama yesterday, he said it was not quite the right way to go about this speech. a few weeks ahead of an is

liberia has hit the -- has been the worst hit country. in a positive sign, there hasn't been a single new confirmed case there in the last week. andrew harding has been following a team trying to track and isolate any signs of the virus. >> this is the endgame in liberia. a medical team hunting for the final traces of ebola. for these -- for this family, they have suffered though virus. three are dead. for the rest, daily checkups. they are halfway through a 21 day quarantine. >> it is fear and worry. counting the days now. >> this doctor is leading the push to eradicate the virus and it's working. no new confirmed ebola cases nationwide for 11 days now. >> this could be the last family. >> but then, bad news. we race off to a nearby clinic. a sick woman has been found by one of the doctors teams. what's more, she is a neighbor. it seems she has been hiding her illness. as she rest, the doctor raises the alarm. the fight against ebola here is like a military campaign, but it has changed into something like detective work. but later, the d

but at the height of the outbreak guinea sierra leone, and liberia were under siege. this man later died after being turned away from a treatment center. in a damning report the medical charity msf says the world ignored its call for help early in the outbreak. it's particularly critical of the world health organization for not declaring an international health emergency much sooner. >> it increased the spread, because we weren't able to mobilize enough resources to jump on isolated outbreaks, then the mobility of the west african population meant that people were moving huge distances and we weren't able to react quickly enough. >> reporter: the world has come a long way since the peak of the ebola outbreak. back in november in sierra leone, there were almost 600 new cases a week. now it's fewer than 60. liberia had managed a few weeks without a new infection, but now it's reported one fresh case. and look what's happening in guinea. after infections fell sharply, they're gradually creeping up again. until there is zero cases recorded in all three countries for at le

new ebola infections in liberia have dropped .iberia was the hardest hit country in the region with nearly 4000 victims. in total, some 9600 people have got across west africa since the ebola epidemic broke out a year ago. >> you are watching "france 24." more line up at the funeral for russian opposition leader boris nemtsov. he was shocked dead friday at the kremlin two days before he was set to lead a peace march on ukraine. the israeli trimester takes his fight against an iran nuclear dear to washington. he is set to address a joint meeting of the u.s. congress they, but the white house is keeping his distance. and a major international conference on ebola is now on in brussels. infection rates have dropped since their height in the fall. the official death toll continues to rise. time for the business news on "france 24" with stephen carroll. something fun for car lovers. we will go straight to the geneva motor show. >> that is right, the cars are the stars in geneva today. we have seen them recover in the past year, i suppos

in liberia. we take you live to west africa to look at how much progress has been made in tackling the virus in the countries worst affected. >>> welcome to the program. aaron is here looking at cutting edge innovations at the world's biggest mobile phone expo. >> it's all about the new mobile congress. we've got the latest between the big battle between samsung and apple. samsung launches its new galaxy 1 s6 edge device. but is its three-sided device enough to wow the competition. and competition from chinese and american rivals. >>> welcome to "gmt." it is midday here in london 7:00 a.m. in washington and 3:00 in the iraqi prime minister salahuddin where a massive military operation is underway right now to retake the area from islamic state. iraqi forces are trying to recapture tikrit saddam hussein's home city north of baghdad. this represents a big challenge, though for iraqi troops. we're getting reports now that islamic state are using human shields to slow their advance. the iraqi governm

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tomorrow they return to liberia to resume their work as missionaries. we getd more tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: before they head to liberia nancy and david writebol have one important stop, at atlanta's emory university hospital. just seven months ago nancy arrived here seriously ill with ebola while she did missionary work in liberia. now nancy has a different purpose. >> i'm very thankful to be able to give back. >> reporter: nancy's donating her plasma to be stored for future ebola patients and research. david, who did not contract ebola, is a volunteer for an experimental vaccine. together they are helping doctors find a way to prevent the next epidemic. >> we're looking for antibodies to ebola that will bind to the virus and neutrize it. >> reporter: bound by a deep faith in god and 40 years of marriage. >> i'm still thankful that nancy is still with us and i still have her. >> reporter: they are excited to return to liberia. and anxious. >> those were very stressful days. and, you know revisiting that will i'm sure have a bit of

officials say there are no other confirmed cases of ebola in liberia.under world health organization standards, it will be another 42 days until liberia can be actually declared ebola free. ebola is still an issue in guinea, where large scale testing of an experimental ebola vaccine will soon begin. >>> southern california's superbug outbreak appears to be growing. cedars-sinai medical center says four patients were infected with the deadly bacteria, coming from a contaminated medical scope used in endoscopic procedures. the 67 may have been exposed. similar outbreak at ucla medical center sickened seven patients and two of them died. >> the largest kidney donation chain ever conducted on the west coast begins this morning in the bay area. it's a six-way chain that will take place at the california pacific medical center in san francisco. team of doctors will operate on 12 people from the bay area and the central valley. they'll essentially match good kidneys from six of the people and give them to the six others in need. the procedure will actually tak

liberia has no confirmed cases. people will be urged to remain cautious. there there are no cases for 42 days, the country will be declared ebola free. >> strikes and blockades by the opposition in bangladesh are affecting the hospital. doctors are struggling to get to work. there's needs for a burn units to be attacked with petrol bombs. we have this report from dhaka. >> scenes like these have been common. petrol bomb attacks during the opposition strikes killed 56 people, and injured dozens for. other hospitals are being opened. the victims here are children. victims of domestic incidents. they had been waiting days for treatment. some people brought us to this new yun. there usually is not a burn unit at a hospital like ours. the situation in this country is so severe we had to operate one. >> while the burn unit is overwhelmed it's the opposite in other parts of the hospital. it's not just the lurn unit. the usually crowded hospital is empty. both patients and doctors are worried about the safety when they are on the road. doctors travelled by road to

what did you witness in the communities in liberia? >> when i was there in september and october last year it was at the height of the ebola crisis and it was truly apock littic. every day 4 to 500 people were dying that we knew of at the time. children were being turned away from hospitals for ordinary illnesses. there were no facilities in place at all, health centers were closed. women were dying outside hospitals. just in ordinary -- during ordinary pregnancy and child birth. so we're seeing a dramatic shift now but there's still a long way to go. >> when you think back to the images of last fall from places like monrovia and you remember children dying alone on the streets or remember seeing those images and they're always the most heartbreaking because you can't imagine anyone can hold them or properly hug them. there are people in protective suits staying away from them. how do you comfort them? >> it's extremely traumatizing for children. their schools have been closed. they've lost parents. they've lost loved ones. the concept

in liberia, things are looking up and the road to recovery will not be easy. tony abbott is sending people to help with the training missions in iraq and said it was still to be decided when the troops will go. >> 12 years after the war, more australians are heading back to the middle east with a different enemy. >> the decision marks the next phase of australia's contribution to disrupt degrade, or destroyed the death coltult. we require support to build capacity and hold territory. >> the 300 regular army soldiers are expected to join commandos who are already helping to train local government forces. they will work alongside 140 new zealand troops who had their deployment announced last week. the government says that none of them will be involved in combat roles. australia recently removed -- there is little public appetite for the country to become embroiled in another war. katty: the families of some of the victims have been given access to the wreckage recovered from eastern ukraine. pieces of the malaysia airlines plane are being analyzed by investigato

they say liberia has turned the corner. no new cases have been reported since february 19. the greek prime minister is in brussels on a mission to restructure his companies -- his country's debt. he was here in the french capital yesterday to meet with the organization of economic cooperation and development. today he meets with the european commission president and the european parliament president. greece faces a 1.2 billion payment to the imf. >> they believe that there is no great problem, there is a european problem. we want to go on together and solve all this misunderstanding. we will go on with the honest compromise. our intention is to implement these decisions. in a constructive way, in a way that will help lead to ending the crisis in europe. molly: that is the greek prime minister speaking following his meeting today in brussels. iceland has announced it is dropping its bid to join the european union six years after first applying. membership seemed attractive in 2009. that appears to have changed. thomas waterhouse tells us why. thomas: choosing to stay out in

. >> liberia reported its first ebola case. authorities suspect a woman may have caught it from a survivor. liberia was hoping to be ebola by mid-april. the european union agreed to give greece a little over $2 billion to help with the aftermeasures of the austerity. it's not linked to international loans keeping greece afloat. it can only be used as aids for people and companies hit hardest by the crisis. greece struck a deal to extend bail out funding until june. >> afghanistan's marble industry is estimated to be worth over $600 million, and the finest materials come from the western province. in the last month every marble factory closed leaving 3,000 out the work. nicole johnson travelled to herat to find out why. >> a 14 tonne block of marble hewn out of rugged mountain. it costs $11 million to build. it cuts and polishes. 75% of the business is selling blocks to neighbouring countries. afghanistan's president ademounsed all marble had to be processed in the country before exported. >> countries like china and others won'

that's what liberia's government wants to do as well. the "world health organization" had hoped to declare the country ebola-free. but that's not going to happen because of a new case discovered days ago. it has left many here worried. >> i'm very discouraged because it will carry us backward. our children to hear that there is a new outbreak of ebola it is very discouraging, and i'm feeling very bad about that. >> ebola has spread at an aggressive pace, crippling daily life. all schools were closed for six months, and in one year the disease has crisscrossed borders, kill morgue than 10,000 people across west africa. experts have traced the source here in guinea. this is the spot that it is pleased that bats infected a toddler, triggering the epidemic epidemic. the countries affected hope that the worst is over, and that could well been the case. if the empty treatment centers are anything to go by. >> the 2016 presidential race has kicked off officially with the texan senator ted cruz announcing that he wants the republican nomination.

in liberia you had 14 to 16 ethnic tribes and you also have liberia. there are certain mind which groups say you have mix competing authorities in allegiances. you also have the commodification of conflict for security can be bought in an insecure world. people can buy military force for any reason they want. mercenaries start to emerge. right now we are only seeing military enterprises in the u.s. go but that might start to change. we are seeing things beyond the u.s. go. this could give rise to new actors. before the superrich multinational corporations can become superpowers. already the 1450 or more powerful than the 194 states in the world. if they are armed you can do the math. contract warfare is resurrected. the response to market logic so for example just say i'm a city state and i want to take up my enemy. i could buy up all the mercenaries to deny my enemy defense but they can also bribe my mercenaries to the effect on battle which happened a lot during machiavelli's year and why was a vitriolic in my opinion. and lastly more work. if we liv

that's what liberia's government wants to do as well.in a few weeks the "world health organization" had hoped to declare the country ebola free, but that's now not going to happen because of a new case discovered days ago. it's left many here worried. >> i'm very, very discouraged because it was a war. our children for the length of time that we delay their education, to hear interest is a new outbreak of ebola it is very very discouraging. >> ebola has spread at a crippling pace, all schools were closed in six months. and in one year the disease has crisscrossed borders killing 10,000 people across west africa. experts have trace the source here in guinea. this is the spot where it's believed that bats infected a toddler that triggered the epidemic and they hope the worse is over now. that could very well be the case with this empty ebola treatment center is anything to go by. >> joined forces of niger and chad have killed several boko haram fighters in northern nigeria. it is the latest move in taking down boko haram. we have reports f

. >> you wrote a book, what did the men in liberia say? >> men in liberia believe that a woman's body is for reproductive purpose, and not sexual enjoy: she's not supposed to enjoy it. the man is supposed to enjoy sex, and not the woman. so f g.m. came to play where they remove what makes her enjoy it. remove what makes her have the urge or the sensation, and that is the clitoris and the labia. >> the message is it takes away the urge, but it doesn't take away the urge. >> no, people that are circumcised have children out of wedlock. it means what they are preventing them from, is what they are doing. that mentality that it lessens the urge to have sex. ta may, but not to 100% level. >> you talked about the big numbers, focussing on 29 african and middle eastern countries. when you talk about female genital mutilation, you think of it as a problem. but you here 500,000 in the u.s. it is. now. it's no longer where - the case where americans could say it happens to girls in far away lands. it happens here. and to american citizens, because t

liberia has gone a week without reporting any new cases the first time since may of last year. to be officially declared ebola free there must be no new cases for 42 consecutive days. >> north korea called a knife attack on a u.s. ambassador to south korea a deserved punishment. it's referring to its opposition to joint u.s. and south korean military drills held annually. he was slashed across the face. questions are being raised what the u.s. is doing to protect its personnel. >> the u.s. ambassador to south korea had taken to life in seoul, going to the local market giving his son a korean name. after he was slashed at a public event, being rushed to the hospital was shocking. lib period's boss told reporters he was recovering. >> >> the attack on lippert is renewing questions about whether the u.s. is doing enough to protect its diplomats. in politically unstable countries, that can be difficult. after chris stevens was killed in ban gas sky libya in 2012, there is agreement about how freely diplomats should move around. in libya and iraq, their free.com is limited. regardle

that's what liberia's government wants to do, as well, in a few weeks the world health organization had hoped declared the country ebola-free. but that's now not going to happen because of a new case discovered days ago. it's left many here worried. >> see very, very discouraged because our children we delay their education and to hear that there's a new outbreak of ebola. it's very, very discouraging and i'm feeling very bad about that. >> reporter: ebola has spread at an aggressive pace crippling daily life. all schools were closed for six months and in one year the disease has crisscrossed borders killing more than 10,000 people across west africa. experts have traced the source here, in guinea, this is the spot where it's believed bats infected a toddler triggering triggering the outbreak. experts hope the worst is over now, that could be the case. if this treatment is anything to go by. al jazeera. >> now time to run through the global headlines on al jazeera. yemen's government has asked for military help to bring yemen under control. the president abd rabbu mansour hadi is trying

the number of new cases in liberia have gone down dramatically. is this a sign the fight against this epidemic have been one? >> the clear evidences we are winning the fight. two things are evident -- there is room for complacency. every time there's an undetected case or that comes about without contact from another case, you were there's going to be a new surge. we cannot afford to ignore the stark lessons of the last year+ which is when communities are left behind, you are asking for trouble. >> why is it so hard to eradicate the last remnants of the epidemic? >> the reason it's difficult to eradicate the epidemic is simple to explain. you need to explain everybody's behavior. there are microclimates when it comes to ebola, small parts of west africa where the disease remains rife. in sierra leone, obviously 70 or 80 cases a week, that's much better than the peak in september. i think the complacency one feels in the west is dangerous. this disease is not -- has not yet gone away and the dangers of pandemic that have been shown by this need to

that's what liberia's government wants to do, as well. in a few weeks the world healed organization had hoped to declare the country ebola-free, but that's not now going to happen because of a new case discovered days ago. it's left many here worried. >> very, very discouraged because it was a bad word. we delay about education and to hear that as a new outbreak of ebola is very, very discouraging and i'm feeling very bad about that. >> ebola has spread as an aggressive pace, crippling daily life. all schools were closed for six months and in one year, the disease has crisscrossed borders, killing morn 10,000 people across west africa. experts traced the source here in guinea. this is the spot where it's believed bats infected a toddler, triggering the epidemic that also affected sierra leone and nigeria. the countries affected hope the worst is over now. that could very well be the case if this empty ebola treatment center in liberia is anything to go. >> i a report published by doctors without borders is criticizing the u.n.'s world hea

. >> in liberia the loft ebola patient has been released from hospital. people are urged to stay cautious, but if there are no new cases for 42 days, the world health organization will declare liberia ebola-free. >> in zimbabwe, the 2015 tobacco session season got off to a chaotic start with farmers protesting against low price. anti riot police had to restore order. prices are down $2 a kilo from last year. >> waving tobacco leaves, these farmers feel they are not paid enough for their hard work. >> they just want to benefit themselves. >> riot police had to be brought in to restore order. there is an overwhelming feeling that the farmers who do all the work are offered an unfair price. many farmers depend on it for their livelihoods. auctioneers say the low prices have to do with rains affecting the crops. >> it is the quality that determines the price. it is not just the price for a leaf. any leaf. it's the quality. >> some also complain not enough help is given by the government to training farmers in dealing with the variation in weather. al jazeera

we still need to be very aggressive to take care of this virus and eliminate it. >> i think liberia haswn us it can indeed be fought successfully in west africa but they need a lot more resources. thank you very much. appreciate it doctor. >> no problem. thanks poppy. >>> to ferguson, missouri now, where police are working around the clock. they are trying to find out who shot two of their own officers late on wednesday night. investigators say so far they've come up short in this manhunt. they are pursuing several leads, though and the reward for this information now stands at $10,000. the mayor of ferguson, one of the only city officials still in his post has said he will not be stepping down. it's a face-to-face meeting far different from some that we saw in the wake of the shooting death of michael brown. police and protesters quietly meeting on friday night in ferguson. realizing they have maybe a lot more in common than they thought. >> this is what needed to happen, this dialogue. >> reporter: late friday night and outside of the ferguson police department, a group of protesters

>> vaccine trial started february 22 in liberia, in monrovia. my deputy is there now overseeing the trials. we started off with a phase two for 600 individuals where we'll access slowly to make sure it's still safe and immunogenic. and then we'll go to the full total of 29,000 people. it was the vaccine you mentioned was developed by nancy sullivan in the vaccine research center together with the v.s.d. v. vaccine which we collaborated with the department of defense getting back to the other question, about our collaboration with the department of defense. those two are ongoing. it's up and rolling. z-mapp was very, very favorable in animals. we don't know if it works in humans. we started a comprehensive protocol that was announced three days ago by the ministry of health in liberia, actually at the same time the president of liberia was meeting with our president here, right here in the united states. it started a few days ago and what it's going to do is compare standard of care, namely intravenous replenishment of fluid, against standard of

that's what liberia's government wants to do as well. in a few weeks the world health organization had hoped to declare the country ebola-free. that is not going to happen because of a new case discovered days ago. it's left many here worried. >> very, very discouraged because it was a bad war our children delay their education and to hear that as a new outbreak of ebola it is very very discouraging and i feel very, very bad about that. >> ebola is a bad case crippling daily life. all schools were closed for six months and in one year the disease has crisscrossed borders killing more than 10,000 people across west africa. are guinea, this is the spot where a bat infected a toddler trig ringtriggering the epidemic. thing ep dem sick over now if this empty treatment center in liberia is anything to go by. al jazeera. >> spectacular fall from grace presidential candidate in senegal, son of the former president has been found guilty of corruption and jail for six years. he's also been told to pay $230 million in fines. illegally acquired com

liberia had 9200 cases confirmed. guinea had the fewest more than 3200 but had the highest mortality rate. more than 21 hunt died there. combined 24,000 confirmed cases in the three west african nations, and more than 14,300 deaths. for more we are joined by the doctor, and joins us from miami, spending a month in nigeria, working as part of the global ebola response network. good to see you again. you have a lot of experience dealing with health emergencies around the world. with the ebola conference comes the criticism that the world failed in response to ebola, that they moved too slowly and allowed the crisis to spin out of control. is that fair. >> not totally. this is not something easy to recognise right away. there were a lot of bureaucratic issues involved and many of the issues you mentioned, the problems already pre-existed. the lack of health care the lack of health workers in the area the lack of sustainability already there, all contributed. could there have been a quicker response, and would that have m

nancy writebol and her husband are heading back to liberia.a spokesman says the couple will first go to a conference in liberia. she was is second american infected with ebola last year. >>> and it's a cold one to start with. temperatures are in the 20s and still falling at this hour. cold enough for some snow. that's what we're tracking for this afternoon and this evening. that will be moving in and then changing over to some sleet and freezing rain during the evening hours. then on wednesday we've got rain but thursday more significant snow will be falling in the area. right now we're looking at clear skies and temperatures falling in the 20s to start with. the wind is light and should stay light throughout the day today. poconos mountains this morning, they will get some snow but then the potential for icing, sleet and freezing rain into the late evening hours. right now, 21 in trenton. wrightstown, 21 degrees. 26 in philadelphia. look at the teens north and west for chester springs. 14? quakertown. 12 in allentown. some cold air in new jer

. >>> liberia is trying to figure out how its latest ebola patient became infected. on friday officials announced a woman tested positive for the virus. she says she has not traveled to neighboring infected countries and doesn't seem to be linked to anybody on any ebola contacts list. there were no cases of ebola in liberia for two full weeks before this latest case. >>> certainly, something to celebrate, a welcome home of sorts for soldiers deployed to west africa to help in the fight against ebola. families greeted about 120 members of the 101st airborne division. yesterday after spending the last 21 days being monitored in isolation following their tour in west africa. >>> let's head down south now, the town of greenwood, south carolina, is split over the mayor's plan to desegregate a war memorial. the monument honors the fallen from the world wars korea and vietnam. the names fall under "white" and "colored." some citizens and visitors say they are totally shocked. so is the mayor, who raised money to have new plaques made which list the names alphabetically not

liberia currently has no confirmed cases. the head of the response unit has urged people to remain vigilant, if there are no new cases for 42 days days the world health organization will declare liberia ebola free. >> growth in the second largest economy continues to slow. in china, ex-forts arele faking and people are being encouraged to buy locally made goods. harry has more from beijing. >> from across china they stream into the great hall of the people nearly 3,000 here for the annual report on the accomplishments and plans delivered by the premier so what were their priorities. >> i want migrant workers to enjoy the same treatment as urban citizens what i care most about the the air everybody has to pete inside would devote time to both subjects but the center of his speech, the economy. managing the transition from the export depend growth to a more mature domestically driven and slower growing china. the growth target down from last year's 7.5%, to 7%. with downward pressure on the economy building, these problems the

. >>> automatic schools in liberia must reopen on monday or face fines.the number of new ebola cases dramatically decreases, they have been closed for nearly seven months in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly virus. many schools reopened last month, but the ones that were used as treatment centers needed more time before welcoming students back. the government says frosting students from the virus is still a priority. ebola has killed around 3,800 people in liberia. >>> nigeria's president is vowing to win the war against boko haram. as he prepiers for elections later this month. goodluck jonathan denies mishandling the campaign against the armed group who have killed thousands of people. he gave an exclusive i interview to our cropped next correspondent in lagos. >> reporter: with less than four weeks to go until election, president goodluck jonathan promised voters he will defeat boko haram. >> we must end it. i am telling you the stages, first is to take over oil territories. we take over all the territories that they are holding they are becoming

that's what liberia's government wants to do as well.few weeks the world health organization had hoped to declare the country ebola free but that is now not going to happen because of the new case discovered days ago. it left many here worried. >> discouraged but it's a bad war. our children i will delay their education and to hear there is a new outbreak of ebola is very very discouraged and i'm feeling very bad about that. >> reporter: ebola has spread at an aggressive pace criminalingly daily life and all schools were closed for six months and in one year the disease has criss-crossed borders killing more than 10,000 people across west africa. experts have traced the source here in guinea. this is a spot where it is believed bats infected a toddler triggering the epidemic and also effected sierra leone and nigeria. the countries affected hope the worst is over now and that could very well be the case if themty treatment center in liberia is anything to go by, al jazeera. >>> there is a report that has just been published by doctors wi

what this means is that once this last patient is released liberia has to now begin to count 42 days to be declared completely ebola free in keeping with world health organization protocols. so liberia has released its last ebola patient from a center in monrovia. >>> now, it's a figure that finance ministers in the west can only dream of but for china's premiere li keqiang, the new growth target of 7% reflects an economy that's slowing down. mr. li has been setting out the prospects for the coming year and the communist party's priorities to the annual meeting of the national people's congress. let's go over to the bbc's martin patience in beijing. martin? >> this is the one time of the year that you get at least a glimpse of the workings of the chinese government. the man in the spotlight was china's premiere, li keqiang, and much of his opening address, his speech was dominated by the economy. as you were mentioning he says that china now needs to get used to slower but more sustainable economic growth. it's a political spectacle on a grand scale. from all corners of the country,

ebola free. >> translator: what we need is international support, if you look at the set up that liberia the same set up we have here you will see we will continue to fight the battle and succeed. we will not get any more cases on this side and we will not get any more cases on that side. >> reporter: ebola is spread through bodily fluids and causes fever, diarrhea, severe bleeding and death and vaccines produced internationally being tested in liberia, head of u.s. infectious disease center in the trial says ebola needs to be controlled across the whole region. >> the numbers in sierra leone and in guinea are also down from their peek but with ebola which is a very unusual infection when you have an outbreak of ebola until you have essentially got it under control, the very last case and you are down to 0 there is always a threat of a rebound. >> reporter: this outbreak has a low mortality rate than previous strains but it killed more than 10,000 people since december 2013. ebola remains one of the most dangerous viruses known and tough action like a three-day lock down in sierra leone

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. >> vaccine trials started february 22 and liberia in monrovia. my deputy is they're now overseeing the trials. we started off with a phase ii for 600 individuals by the end of the following week we will go to the full total of 29,000 people. a vaccine that you mentioned was developed by nancy sullivan in the vaccine research center. together with together with the vsv vaccine which we collaborated with the department of defense getting back to the question about our collaboration. those two are ongoing. it is up and rolling. see see map was very, very favorable and animals. we don't know if it works in humans. we started a comprehensive protocol that was announced three days ago by the ministry of health and liberia at the same time that the pres. of liberia was meeting with our president right here in the united states. it started a it started a few days ago, and what it will do is compare standard of care intravenous replenishment of fluid against standard of care plus see map. see map is a cocktail of three separate antibodies directed against

vaccine trials started february 22nd in liberia, in monrovia.my deputy is there now overseeing the trials. we started off with a phase two for 600 individuals where we'll access slowly to make sure it's still safe and immunogenic and by the end of the following week we're going to go to the full total of 29,000 people. so it was the vaccine that you mentioned was developed by nancy sullivan in the vaccine research center together with the dsv vaccine which we collaborated with the department of defense getting back to the other question about our collaboration with the department of defense. so those two are ongoing. it's up and rolling. zmapp is again zmapp was very, very favorable in animals. we don't know if it works in humans. we started a comprehensive protocol that was announced three days ago by the ministry of health in liberia, actually at the same time that the president of liberia was meeting with our president here right here in the united states. it started a few days ago, and what it's going to do is to compare standard of care, na

liberia was worst hit by the ebola outbreak. public public institutions were closed seven months ago to try to stop the spread of the virus. hand washing stations will be set up and students will have their temperatures checked at the beginning of each day. >>> almost two-thirds of sex workers in south africa are hiv positive. rights groups say that's why the government needs to decriminalize the profession. they think a change in legislation may help protect sex workers. >>reporter: a sex worker's services cost about $2.50. but some men pay more so they don't have to wear a condom. 60% of south africa's sex workers are hiv positive but many don't get help because their trade is illegal. so some human rights groups want sex work decriminalized. they argue the law isn't in tune with reality. the government encourages condom use but some police use them as proof of criminality and brings their use to an abrupt end. some fear carrying condoms because that means you're almost saying i'm a prostitute and risk being arrested. >>report