Ebola infections outpacing health authorities’ efforts: UN official
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the world has less than 60 days to stem the deadly Ebola epidemic — as ghoulish marketers began cashing in on the crisis with creepy, Ebola-inspired Halloween...
View ArticleNew Ebola Cases Seen at 10,000 a Week by Dec. 1, WHO Says
The number of Ebola cases in three West African nations may jump to between 5,000 and 10,000 a week by Dec. 1 as the deadly viral infection spreads, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak is...
View ArticleStrong community involvement key to defeating Ebola – UN official (UN -...
(Source: UN - United Nations) UNDP Assistant Administrator Magdy Martínez-Solimán meets local children in Guinea. Photo: UNDP/Nicolas Douillet 13 October 2014 - Community engagement and activism are...
View ArticleWest Africa needs $200m to fight Ebola
UNITED NATIONS - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, the three hardest-hit West African countries in the Ebola crisis, need $200 million to halt the Ebola outbreak, the United Nations Children's Fund...
View ArticleW Africa needs $200m to fight Ebola
UNITED NATIONS - Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, the three hardest-hit West African countries in the Ebola crisis, need $200 million to halt the Ebola outbreak, the United Nations Children's Fund...
View ArticleNews Guide: Latest news on Ebola
Health officials announced early Wednesday that a second health care worker at a Dallas hospital had preliminarily tested positive for Ebola. The news came the day after a top U.S. health official...
View Article>News Guide: Latest news on Ebola
Health officials announced early Wednesday that a second health care worker at a Dallas hospital had preliminarily tested positive for Ebola. The news came the day after a top U.S. health official...
View ArticleWHO: Ebola 'out of control' in West Africa
“In Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, new cases continue to explode in areas that looked like they were coming under control,” WHO said in a newly released Ebola situation update. “An unusual...
View ArticleWorst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response
(Reuters) - Global health authorities are struggling to contain the world's worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976. The virus, which causes fever and bleeding, has killed more...
View ArticleChronology - Worst Ebola outbreak on record
Global health authorities are struggling to contain the world's worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976. The virus has killed nearly 4,500 people. 22 March: Guinea confirms that a...
View Article>News Guide: CDC admits missteps in Ebola fight
A top U.S. health official acknowledged Tuesday that an American nurse might not have been infected with Ebola if a special response team had been sent to Dallas immediately after a Liberian man there...
View ArticleNews Guide: CDC admits missteps in Ebola fight
A top U.S. health official acknowledged Tuesday that an American nurse might not have been infected with Ebola if a special response team had been sent to Dallas immediately after a Liberian man there...
View ArticleStrong community involvement key to defeating Ebola – UN official
Print 13 October 2014 Community engagement and activism are critical in Sierra Leone’s ongoing battle against the spread of Ebola, a United Nations official declared today, adding that only with the...
View ArticleUN: World has failed to address Ebola outbreak
UNITED NATIONS — The international community has so far failed to adequately address the growing Ebola crisis, the U.N. Security Council said Wednesday. The press statement came a day after the head of...
View ArticleStatement on the death of United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) member of...
(Source: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme) 14 Oct 2014 UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has lost a dedicated member of its UN civilian personnel to Ebola....
View ArticleWHO warns 10,000 new cases of Ebola a week are possible
UN agency says fatality rate at 70% and that ‘a lot more people will die’ unless world steps up its response to crisis ...
View ArticleDavid Cameron to discuss Ebola crisis with Barack Obama and EU leaders
PM to join conference call with fellow leaders as experts warn outbreak could grow to 10,000 cases a week in two months ...
View ArticleEbola crisis: Outbreak death toll rises to 4,447 says WHO
The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 4,447, with the large majority of victims in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. WHO assistant director-general Bruce...
View ArticleWFP Gears Up Global Logistics And Food Assistance By Land, Sea And Air For...
(Source: WFP - World Food Programme) DAKAR/ROME - Logistical support to the global Ebola response is in high gear - with the latest supply flight en route today from Italy to Liberia - as the United...
View ArticleCompanies take Ebola precautions in Africa
No big greeting hugs, no animals from the bush, practice good hygiene - Chinese companies in Africa are on high alert for the deadly Ebola virus and are taking strict precautions to protect employees...
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