At least 5 dead in Guinea Ebola flare-up: health officials
Ebola has likely killed five people in Guinea after re-emerging in the country's south, health authorities said Tuesday, as Liberia announced it was closing their shared border to guard against the spread of the virus.
First Ebola case confirmed in New York
Government officials in New York has confirmed the first case of Ebola in New York.
FG to deploy 506 volunteers to Ebola-infested countries
Federal Government has given approval for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to support Ebola infested countries including Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone to build local capacity of health workers to enhance their response in the fight against the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
AU to send over 1,000 health workers to Ebola-hit west Africa
African nations will send more than 1,000 health workers to Ebola-ravaged Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in the continent’s west, the head of the African Union Commission said Thursday.
EU puts up 24 mn euros to find Ebola vaccine
The European Union put up 24.4 million euros Thursday in a “race against time” to find Ebola vaccines and treatments as deaths from the disease mount in the worst affected countries.
Ebola death toll edging to 4,900 mark – WHO
The death toll in the world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak has edged closer to 4,900, while almost 10,000 people have now been infected, new figures from the World Health Organization showed Wednesday.
After Sawyer’s death, First Consultants hospital had to be decontaminated – MD
Nigeria may have been declared officially Ebola-free but at the First Consultants hospital in Lagos, doctors believe it’ll take the facility that treated the first victim years to recover.
Africa Union chief to visit Ebola-hit nations
African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will travel to three west African nations worst hit by the Ebola crisis, one of the most senior officials to do so since the outbreak, her spokesman said Wednesday.
Ebola: Experts call for sustained surveillance
As the World Health Organisation, WHO, Monday declared Nigeria Ebola free, experts have warned Nigerians to maintain steady surveillance with a view to nip in the bud possible reoccurrence of the deadly virus even as it urged Federal Government to build a formidable emergency response service to address public health issues.
US tightens restrictions on air travel from Ebola zone
The United States on Tuesday tightened restrictions on travelers arriving from the West African countries gripped by an Ebola outbreak, funneling them into five airports with extra health checks.
Ban lauds growing financial, other commitments to Ebola response
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Tuesday welcomed the growing number of financial and in-kind commitments many countries are making to the global Ebola response.
