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Liberia:
Nation to Get Third Ebola-Free Declaration
New Dawn, 14 January 2016
The World Health Organization is expected to declare Liberia Ebola-freed this Friday, January 15, which will be third since the epidemic hit the country in 2014 with devastated… Read more »
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Liberia:
"Response to Ebola an Impressive Sign'
NEWS, 13 January 2016
The way in which Liberians responded to the Ebola crisis is a very impressive sign that Liberians can maintain their security," Deputy Special Representative of UN… Read more »
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Liberia:
Memorial Service for Ebola
NEWS, 13 January 2016
Samaritan's Purse, one of the international organizations which was involved in the fight against Ebola in Liberia is expected this Saturday to hold a memorial service and dedicate… Read more »
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Liberia:
Desist or Else - Former Ebola Workers Warned
Heritage, 13 January 2016
The Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Dr. Bernice T. Dahn, has cautiously warned that the Ministry will not hesitate to press for the prosecution of former Ebola Workers who… Read more »
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West Africa:
Speed of Ebola Spread Linked to Poverty
SciDev.Net, 11 January 2016
Last year's Ebola outbreak spread fastest and was hardest to control in poor communities, says a study which argues that future efforts to combat highly infectious diseases should… Read more »
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Liberia:
Conditions in Liberia's Urban Slums Fueled Ebola Spread
FrontPageAfrica, 3 January 2016
Poorer neighborhoods in Liberia's capital were linked to more intense, widespread transmission of Ebola virus disease, compared to more well-off parts of Monrovia, a pattern seen… Read more »
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West Africa:
End of Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - World Must Learn Lesson for Future Outbreaks
MSF, 14 January 2016
As Liberia today celebrates 42 days without any new Ebola infections - effectively marking the end of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières… Read more »
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Africa:
World Bank On the End of Latest Ebola Outbreak in Liberia
World Bank, 14 January 2016
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim issued the following statement on today's announcement declaring the end of Ebola transmission in Liberia, which marks the first time since… Read more »
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Africa:
Helen Clark - Speech At the Briefing to the UN General Assembly On Progress of Ebola Outbreak Response and the Road Towards Recovery
UNDP, 13 January 2016
I am pleased to participate in this briefing for the UN General Assembly on the progress of the Ebola outbreak response and on the road towards recovery. Let me begin by thanking… Read more »