Ebola 'Out of Control' in West Africa
With health workers leading the fight against the the deadly Ebola virus themselves being killed, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned that the epidemic in the region is spinning out of control.
Health workers treating Ebola patients in Guinea cover up for protection.
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Liberia: Sirleaf Announces Tough New Measures Against Ebola
Govt of Liberia, 27 July 2014
Special Statement by the Chair of the National Task Force on Ebola, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, following the first meeting of the Task Force at the President's Office today. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Steps Up Ebola Watch After Death
Daily Trust, 26 July 2014
Health authorities have pushed up surveillance on Ebola fever after a Liberian man suspected of carrying the disease died early Friday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Suspected Ebola Patient Dies in Lagos
Premium Times, 25 July 2014
The man identified as Patrick Sawyer, arrived Lagos last Sunday from Liberia and died on Thursday night at the First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos, said state… Read more »
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Liberia: Marking Independence Day Amid Ebola, Economic Challenges
VOA, 25 July 2014
Liberia celebrates its 167th independence anniversary Saturday amid Ebola fear and economic downturn. Read more »
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Liberia: Ebola Victim Family Threatens Lawsuit
New Dawn, 25 July 2014
Family members and colleagues of the late Michael Tengbeh, who was pronounced dead from the Ebola Virus Disease by the Charles Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County have… Read more »
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Liberia: JFK to Shut Down! Ebola Kills Chief Medical Doctor
New Dawn, 25 July 2014
Authorities at the state run John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Hospital here are said to be considering plans to shut down all activities at the hospital for 21-days due to the… Read more »
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Liberia: Liberia Decorates Ebola Fallen Ugandan Doctor, Health Workers
FrontPageAfrica, 25 July 2014
The Liberian government has conferred honors on 18 distinguished individuals, one of them posthumously, the World Health Organization-Liberia and all the Health Workers affected by… Read more »
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Liberia: Patrick Sawyer, Suspected Liberia Ebola Case in Lagos, Is Dead
FrontPageAfrica, 25 July 2014
FrontPageAfrica has been informed that Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a WASH consultant at the Ministry of Finance, who had been quarantined since falling ill after arriving in the Nigerian… Read more »
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Govt of Liberia, 24 July 2014
The Liberian Government has conferred honors on 18 distinguished individuals, one of them posthumously, the World Health Organization-Liberia and all the Health Workers affected by… Read more »
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Nigeria: Liberian Man in Lagos Being Tested for Ebola
Daily Trust, 25 July 2014
A Liberian man in his 40s is being tested for the deadly Ebola virus in Lagos, a megacity of 21 million people, the Lagos State Health Ministry said yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Disquiet As Suspected Case of Ebola Surfaces in Lagos
Leadership, 25 July 2014
Anxiety has gripped residents of Lagos State following the discovery of suspected case of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EBV) at an undisclosed health facility within the Lagos… Read more »
InFocus
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A man has been arrested for setting the conference room of the Ministry of Health on fire in a reported protest against the ministry's handling of the deadly Ebola virus which ... Read more »
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West African countries have agreed to improve coordination across the region and to also establish a fund pool to which member countries will contribute in an effort to help fight ... Read more »
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The deadly Ebola virus, which is continuing to spread in the region, has now claimed the lives of 337 people, the World Health Organization has announced. Read more »
