Eight Now Dead from Ebola Virus in Liberia’s Capital
The spread of the Ebola virus into the Liberian capital of Monrovia has claimed another life, according to a statement from the country's Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) today.
View ArticleUS asks Spain to use its military bases in Ebola mission
The US has asked Spain for the usage of two military bases in its south as ‘stopover points’ in the 3,000-strong American mission to control the Ebola outbreak sweeping through West Africa.
View ArticleWorld Health Organisation admits botching response to Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation has admitted mishandling the early stages of the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, saying it failed to recognise the risks of the disease in the fragile states of Guinea,...
View ArticleUS ambassador Samantha Power to visit Ebola-ravaged West Africa
The United States ambassador to the United Nations is on her way to visit all three of the West African countries hit hardest by the Ebola outbreak, amid rising calls for travel restrictions back home...
View ArticleFirst Ebola treatment trials to start in West Africa
Global aid agency Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday it would begin unprecedented trials within a month on Ebola drugs and blood from survivors using patients in West Africa. The trials in Guinea...
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