i just spoke with margaret chan this morning. she calls me when she needs to tell me anything and she called to tell me a couple of things. first, they had a very successful meeting on vaccines because there are several vaccine candidates. now, let me stress that there is no proven vaccine, so we can't be lulled into thinking that a videocassette scene is going to solve this problem. an interesting position now. >> what do you see as the world bank's role in this? do you find the organization suited for the division of how you might benefit the situation? >> world banks is very involved in world financing health. larry summers did a study, it was now 11 months ago, but in january 2014 larry summers publish the a study to show that in low to middle income countries, 24% of growth from 2000 to 2011 was due to improved health outcomes. life expectancy went up, mortality went down -- infant mortality that went down, those accounted for a quarter of economic growth. we're involved in health because it's so important for health. in thi

speaking at a conference in benin, doctor margaret chan said drug companies have ignored ebola because it affects impoverished countri >> the recent development incentive is virtually nonexistent. a profit driven industry does not invest in product for markets that cannot pay. the who has been trying to make this issue visible for ages. now people can see for themselves. >> chan also faulted the absence of effective public health systems in the west african countries worst hit by ebola -- guinea, liberia and sierra leone. the latest us-led airstrikes in syria have reportedly targeted front.qaeda linked nusra they scored a major victory last week after seizing control of province.lib unrest continues in jerusalem in the occupied west bank. on wednesday, palestinian driver killed an israeli pedestrian and wounded 14 others after ramming his car into them on the side of a road. three israeli soldiers were also wounded in a similar attack nearby. the incident followed israeli forces entering the al-aqsa compound after palestinians protested plans by extremist israelis to enter. the clashes