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The former head of the British Army says Ebola is a bigger threat to the world than Islamic State and requires urgent financial attention.

General Sir David Richards said the people who allowed the virus to "fester" should be "hanging their heads in shame" and a "Marshall Plan scale of generosity" was now needed to tackle the problem.

"These are innocent people and they deserve our help," he said. "If it all goes wrong, we will all suffer."

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on 9 October 2014.