While delineating a larger role for the United States in fighting the Ebola outbreak, President Barack Obama has reportedly called the epidemic "a threat to global security."
Obama said on Tuesday that the world is looking to the U.S. but called for a "global response" to fight the disease, reported the BBC.
He also announced a slew of measures including, sending 3,000 U.S. troops to the region, building new healthcare facilities, training health care workers, developing air bridges to supply aids to affected countries faster and to provide health care kits to households.
The announcement came as United Nations (UN) officials described the outbreak as "unparalleled in modern times."
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) estimate, Ebola has claimed 2,461 lives this year.