United States & Matthew M. Kavanagh

United States: United States>>> has bolstered precautions, including screening air passengers and suspending visa services, and has provided $13 million in assistance for the response.

Matthew M. Kavanagh: Matthew M. Kavanagh>>>, director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Policy and Politics>>>, highlighted the challenges of 'playing catch-up' against the dangerous pathogen due to initial false negative tests.

United States: The United States>>> has pledged financial aid and is monitoring the Ebola outbreak, with some of its citizens exposed or infected, but its previous aid cuts and withdrawal from the World Health Organization>>> have been criticized for weakening global health response capacity.

Matthew M. Kavanagh: Matthew M. Kavanagh>>>, director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Policy & Politics, criticized the delayed detection of the Uganda — Bundibugyo strain and the impact of US aid cuts on surveillance systems.