The world 's response to Ebola is its own tragedy , writes CNN 's John Sutter . `` I do n't know about racism , but I do know when ( Ebola ) was only in Africa , hardly anyone in the U.S. cared that it was killing thousands , '' a friend wrote in response to a question I posed on Facebook . ` He argues race and geography play a role in the inaction . Kofi Annan : " I think that we are all aware of how difficult it was for us to get this outbreak under control because there were so many different countries involved with very little cooperation from one country to another.
The world 's response to Ebola is its own tragedy , writes CNN 's John Sutter . He argues race and geography play a role in the inaction . Kofi Annan : " I think that we are all aware of how difficult it was for us to get this outbreak under control because there were so many different countries involved with very little cooperation from one country to another.