Africa Development Bank Supports Ebola Countries With $60M
The Deputy Health Minister Dr Victor Bampoe says the Africa Development Bank has earmarked $60m for countries affected by the ...
Tag: Tropical diseases
Doctor Dies of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt
A doctor in Port Harcourt who treated a primary contact of Nigeria's patient zero for the Ebola outbreak has died ...
Nigeria Successfully Contains Ebola Virus
The Nigerian Government has announced the successful containment of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Onyebuchi Chukwu, minister of health, ...
Public and Private Universities To Re-Open Starting Aug. 27
The government has given the go ahead to public and private universities to re-open their institutions for the 2014/2015 academic ...
Dr Kent Brantly Scheduled to be Released From Emory’s Atlanta Hospital
The American doctor, Dr Kent Brantly, who was receiving treatment at Emory's University Hospital after contracting Ebola is scheduled to ...
Ghana To Close Airspace To “Ebola countries”
Ghana could be forced to ban flights from Ebola affected countries once the spillover rate becomes threatening in West Africa. ...
Virologist Warns of Animal to Human Mode of Ebola Transmission
A Virologist at the Ghana Veterinary Service, Dr. Joseph Adongo-Awuni has cautioned the public to place equal emphasis on the ...
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 the current pervasive West ...
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 ...
Ebola-infected Nigerian Doctor Recovers
The first Nigerian Ebola patient has been discharged from the quarantine unit of the Emergency Operation Centre, EOC, at the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 suspected ...
Foreign Nationals Report of Deficiences in Border Control Measures Against Ebola in Ghana, Niger and Mali
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), some foreign nationals who have sojourned in Ghana have disclosed some ...
Frank Donga Educates About Ebola On Ndani TV
Despite the continuous public health education about how to recognize the symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease, the debilitating effects ...
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 epidemic ...
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 ...
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 of Health's ...
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 deadly ...
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 showing signs ...