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Drugmakers to Join Forces to Make Millions of Ebola Vaccine Doses

(Africa,Reuters) - Leading drugmakers plan to work together to speed up the development of an Ebola vaccine and hope to...

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Gates Foundation Pledges $50m to fight Ebola

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50m on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa's...

Africa & World

South Sudan: MSF Reduces Cholera Activities after Treating 3,300 Cases

(South Sudan,Médecins Sans Frontières) A significant decline in the number of new cholera cases in South Sudan in...

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Third American Doctor Tests Positive For Ebola In Liberia

Another American doctor who works as a Missionary in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia. He is...

Africa & World

Healthcare Workers in West Africa Succumbing to Ebola

Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who form the first medical response team at the epicenters of the Ebola...

Health

Shama: A Weak Link in Ghana’s Fight Against Ebola ?

Shama, a fishing community in Ghana's Western Region with a population of close to 24,000 could possibly become one of...

Africa & World

10 Confirmed Cases of Ebola In Nigeria

Nigeria's health officials have confirmed 10 cases of Ebola in Africa's most populous country. Of the 10 confirmed...

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Is Ghana Really Prepared for the Fight Against the Ebola Virus

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed its weariness about Ghana’s preparedness to combat the spread of...