Australia not ready for regional Ebola outbreak, Greens say

By Dan Harrison
Updated October 23 2014 - 8:08am, first published October 22 2014 - 3:23pm
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton.  Photo: Peter Rae
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Peter Rae
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton.  Photo: Peter Rae
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Peter Rae
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton.  Photo: Peter Rae
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Peter Rae
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton.  Photo: Peter Rae
Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley, with Health Minister Peter Dutton. Photo: Peter Rae

It could take two weeks to prepare Australian personnel to combat any Ebola outbreak in the Asia Pacific, because doctors and nurses have not undergone the specific training needed to combat the disease, officials have told a Senate hearing.

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