Latin American leaders fear their nations could be threatened by Ebola, so they have held a meeting in Havana, to discuss how to protect thier countries from the outbreak.

President Raul Castro announced on Monday that 200 medics will be sent, on top of the 165 already in West Africa.

Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports.

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