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This Might Have Just Completely Worsened The Ebola Epidemic In Liberia, 50,000 People May Be In Danger Now

There are conflicting reports over the fate of 17 Ebola patients who vanished after a quarantine centre in the Liberian...

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Ebola-infected Nigerian Doctor Recovers

The first Nigerian Ebola patient has been discharged from the quarantine unit of the Emergency Operation Centre, EOC,...

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152 New Cases of Ebola Recorded in Two Days – World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said between 12 and 13 August, a total of 152 new cases of Ebola Virus...

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Cape Coast Hospital Cuts Meals to Patients And The Reason Will Not Surprise You

Patients at the Cape Coast Hospital have expressed dissatisfaction about the decision by authorities of the hospital to...

Health

Over 3,000 Cholera Cases Recorded in Accra Alone since July

More than 3,000 cholera cases have so far been recorded in the Greater Accra region alone since July. Sixteen deaths...

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Suspected Ebola Patient Dies; Care Givers at Risk

Health workers at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital are praying and hoping that a suspected Ebola patient who they...

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Tests on Kasoa Suspected Ebola Case Negative

According to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kasoa, Adam Nuhu, tests conducted on blood samples of two persons...

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Ebola Vaccine To Be Available in 2015 – World Health Organization (WHO)

Clinical trials of vaccines for the deadly Ebola virus should soon get underway and will likely be ready for widespread...

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...

Health

Disagreement Over the Choice of Ebola Isolation Center’s in Ghana

The medical health personnel on staff at some of Ghana's hospitals have expressed growing resentment about the Ministry...

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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No Ebola in Ghana: Results of Ebola Tests from Ashanti, Bawku, Nsawam Negative

Test results from samples of suspected Ebola cases from the Ashanti, Eastern and Upper East Regions have all proven...

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Ghana’s Inter Ministerial Committee on Ebola Meet Today To Review Strategies on Preventing The Entry of the Deadly Virus

The inter-ministerial Committee on Ebola is expected to meet today to review strategies on preventing the entry of the...

Health

Nestle Ghana Introduces Paternity Leave

Nestle Ghana has introduced paternity leave for its male employees to support exclusive breastfeeding for infants...

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Three Suspected Ebola Patients Isolated At Nsawam Government Hospital

Reports say three persons have been isolated at the Nsawam Government hospital in the Eastern Region for supposedly...

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Canadian Drugmaker Gets $140 million From U.S. Government To Develop Ebola Drug, ZMapp

U.S. health authorities have eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that could clear...

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President Obama: Too early to send Ebola drug to West Africa

US President Barack Obama said it is "premature" to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West...

Health

Why Two Americans Get the Ebola Serum While Hundreds of Africans Die?

What should happen if a massive viral outbreak appears out of nowhere and the only possible treatment is an untested...