West African Ebola virus epidemic
More Ebola Outbreaks outside Africa – Nurse Infected in Spain
Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato has confirmed that a nurse who treated two victims of Ebola in Madrid has tested...
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...
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...
Here’s How The Number of People Who Have Been Killed By The Ebola Virus – 2000
More than 2,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Friday,...
Sierra Leone Fights Ebola With Nationwide Lockdown, Experts Warn It Won’t Work
Sierra Leone's proposed countrywide "lockdown" will not help control an Ebola outbreak and could lead to the disease...
Kofi Annan on Ebola – Travel Ban on Ebola Countries May Hinder Eradication
The Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, Busumuru Kofi Annan has warned that if measures are not put in place now to...
The Politics and Economics of the Ebola Outbreak
Foreign policy strategies in many western nations is built on mutual benefit. “You scratch my back, I scratch your...
US Universities Screening African Students for Ebola
College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States...
First Case Of Ebola Confirmed In Senegal
Senegal's health minister has confirmed a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected...
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...
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...
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...
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 from...
AIr France Cancels All Flights to Sierra Leone
Air France has canceled all flights to Sierra Leone. The cancellation of the flight is a result of fears and numerous...
The Current State of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak.
Ebola still has the "upper hand" in the outbreak that has killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa, but experts...
Nigeria Successfully Contains Ebola Virus
The Nigerian Government has announced the successful containment of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Onyebuchi...
Nigeria Postpones Start of School Year Over Ebola Outbreak
Authorities in Nigeria reported that classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to put in...
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...
Liberia Riot Police and Soldiers Use Scrap Wood and Barbed Wire to Seal off 50,000 People To Contain Ebola
Riot police and soldiers acting on their president's orders used scrap wood and barbed wire to seal off 50,000 people...