What Canadians should know about the Ebola outbreak

No one is safe today. Speaking to CBC News after an emergency meeting of African ministers, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control warned the massive outbreak of Ebola gripping Central Africa could keep spreading. It won't be just a few countries. It will be more countries. It can also affect some other continents. We are calling all African countries to increase the level of preparedness. But we're also calling... Our Western countries, especially Canada, because Canada is where is my heart. My family is in Canada. Dr. Jean Kaseya has been leading the fight against Ebola from Ethiopia, while his wife and children remain in Ontario and Quebec. Earlier this year, Canada pledged $8 million to combat the outbreak, but Kaseya says the country can do more to prevent Ebola from spreading further. This is my message to Canadians, no fear, no panic. But take it seriously and even talk to your parliamentarians, talk to your other people you know, if they can provide more support for this outbreak. In hotspots throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo, many treatment centres remain overwhelmed by new patients. The number of confirmed infections has hit more than 10,000, including over 5,000 deaths, plus several recent cases in neighbouring countries. We'll continue to work hard to keep Canada safe. We'll do our best. To keep all other countries in the world safe, but we need to know that if we don't do the appropriate thing, if we don't provide support, we cannot guarantee that all of us will be safe. I really want to be back home to celebrate with my family, but we need to stop this outbreak before doing that.