GENEVA: Weaknesses in west African healthcare systems exposed by the Ebola outbreak will require hundreds of millions of dollars to rectify if they are to withstand future shocks, health chiefs said on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

Even as Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia continue to battle the virus that has killed almost 6,400 people, focus is turning to how to rebuild shattered health services in the worst affected countries.

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