Responses to the West African Ebola virus epidemic

International

A Woman Survives Ebola But Not Pregnancy In Africa

Salome Karwah fought past civil war and a deadly virus. But in Liberia, becoming a mother is too often a killer. By the...

Africa & World

United States Ambassador to the United Nations visits Ebola Stricken Countries

(Accra, GNA) - In a communique released by the United States Embassy in Ghana, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,...

Health

Media Foundation for West Africa Board calls for intensified Ebola response

(Accra,GNA) – The Board of Directors of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has expressed concern about the...

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President Mahama urges Ghanaian soldiers to join in efforts to fight Ebola

President John Mahama has urged Ghanaian soldiers to complement efforts of their counterparts in the West African...

Africa & World

The World Bank Increases Ebola Crisis Management Fund to $400 million

The World Bank has agreed a dramatic increase in financing to address the Ebola crisis upping the initial $230 million...

Africa & World

President John Mahama Visits West Africa Hardest Hit Ebola Countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea

Mr. Mahama, Chairman of ECOWAS, left Accra on Monday for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, to discuss with the...

Health

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...

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Ghana’s to Open It’s doors for the dispatch of supplies and personnel to the Ebola-Hit Nations – President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the ostracism and neglect countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus have...

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The World Health Organization Estimates Over 20,000 People Could Get Ebola Before It is Brought Under Control

The World Health Organization says the current deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as...

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Ecowas to Hold Emergency Meeting over Ebola in Accra

Despite a three-month moratorium on all international conferences in Ghana, an emergency meeting of the Authority of...

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Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana Responds To Allegations of Ebola Cover-up

Fear and ignorance have become obtrusive elements stymieing governmental and international efforts in the fight against...

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Ghana Armed Forces to Help in Building Ebola Isolation Centres

Field Engineers of the Ghana Armed Forces have been deployed to speed up work on the three designated centers to be set...

Sports

Ghana Refuses Sierra Leone’s Request to Play 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier in Accra

The government of Ghana has refused a request by Sierra Leone’s national team to play its 2015 Africa Cup of Nations...

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African Leaders to Be Screened for Ebola Ahead of US-Africa Summit in Washington

African Leaders attending next week’s US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C. will be screened for Ebola,...

Health

Nigeria Commits $3 million To Support Ebola Fight

The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government summit held in Accra on Thursday has directed the establishment of a...