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DR Congo announces new Ebola cases
Add a CommentHealth officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed eight new Ebola virus cases in North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. This marks a new outbreak in the country. Of the eight cases, there … Read more →
WHO declares DRC ebola public health emergency
Add a CommentThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, (PHEIC). WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who made the declaration said “it … Read more →
Why Ebola keeps coming back
Add a CommentThe Ebola virus has reared its head again, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While it is impossible to predict exactly where and when the next outbreak will occur, we now know much more about how to prevent … Read more →
MPs angry over ebola for phone trial
Add a CommentMembers of Parliament (MPs) yesterday angrily chided the Ministry of Health for giving the green light to Ebola vaccine phase one trial to be conducted in the Hohoe municipality of the Volta Region without the consent of the people’s representatives (parliamentarians). The MPs have therefore called for an immediate halt to the … Read more →
Woman gets Ebola after having unprotected sex
Add a CommentA woman in Liberia is feared to have caught Ebola after having unprotected sex with a survivor more than six months after he was cured. The 44-year-old, from Monrovia, was diagnosed with Ebola on March 20, 14 days after having … Read more →
U.S. withdraws troops sent to Africa in Ebola crisis
Add a CommentThe U.S. military is sending home all but 100 troops sent to West Africa 10 months ago to support efforts to battle the Ebola epidemic, the Pentagon announced Tuesday in a press release. “At the height of the epidemic, … Read more →
Ghana remains at high risk of Ebola
1 CommentAlthough Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola since its outbreak in three West African countries, the country still remains at high risk of contracting the deadly virus, a team of Chinese medical specialist in Ghana has warned. The … Read more →
Prez. Gnassingbe in Ghana for Ebola meeting
Add a CommentPresident Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe of Togo is in Accra to take part in a High Level Coordination Meeting of ECOWAS and its partners on the Ebola Virus Disease. The January 16 will be taking stock of the various partner and … Read more →
PHOTOS: Black Stars players tested for Ebola
Add a CommentThe players and officials of the Black Stars have undergone testing for Ebola following their arrival in the Equatorial Guinea on Thursday for the 2015 African Cup of Nations. The Black Stars arrived in the host … Read more →
Saudi Arabia’s King offers $35m to fight Ebola
Add a CommentSaudi Arabia’s King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has extended a grant of $35 million to help fight Ebola in West Africa. The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has been mandated to implement an Ebola fighting programme that includes establishing a specialised … Read more →
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