Ebola, the blind eye of diplomacy?

  The international community had turned a blind eye to the Northern Uganda conflict for over 15 years until UN under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief  Cordinator Jan Egeland Visit to IDP's camp in November 2003 marked a turning point. The same is also true as has been the case with the Ebola virus.

 His endless quoted statement on the biggest forgotten, neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today both raised international awareness and prompted the intervention of hundreds of state and other external actors. 

On one hand the pressure created by the work of diplomat activities and the hardline political course of action by donors broke the blind eye diplomacy. Ebola has been in existence for many years and surprisingly contained until recently. Why the fuss now?