With growing criticism that the world still is not acting fast enough against the surging Ebola epidemic, President Barack Obama has called the outbreak a national security priority. Supplies aren't the greatest need: "Trained health professionals for these Ebola treatment units is a critical shortage," said Dr. Steve Monroe of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. CDC will offer the course at a facility in Anniston, Alabama, for the next few months, teaching infection-control and self-protection and letting volunteers — expected to be mostly from nongovernment aid groups — practice patient triage. Last week, the U.S.