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Africa: WHO Declares Ebola 'International Public Health Emergency'
DW, 8 August 2014
The World Health Organization says the Ebola epidemic in West Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international proportions. More than 900 people have died since the… Read more »
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West Africa: Ebola - Ecowas Suspends Meetings
Daily Trust, 8 August 2014
The Economic Community of West Africa States has suspended all its meetings as a result of the Ebola virus spread to Nigeria. Read more »
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Liberia: I. Coast Imposes Economic Blockade On Ebola-Hit Liberia
FrontPageAfrica, 14 August 2014
Liberia could be bracing for the worst before a glimmer of light shows up at the end of the tunnel. Already struggling to deal with the deadly Ebola outbreak, the post-war nation… Read more »
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Africa: WHO to Convene Ethical Review of Experimental Treatment for Ebola
WHO, 8 August 2014
Early next week, WHO will convene a panel of medical ethicists to explore the use of experimental treatment in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Currently there is no… Read more »
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Africa: Ebola Drug Premature for Africa - Obama
New Dawn, 8 August 2014
As health workers across West Africa appealed on Wednesday, 6 August for urgent help in controlling the Ebola Virus Disease that has struck Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia- three… Read more »