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West Africa: UN on Ebola - Don't Cancel Flights; Contributions Urgently Needed
UN, 3 September 2014
Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for your time. Read more »
UN Wants Ebola Flight Restriction Lifted
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has joined mounting calls for flight restriction on countries affected by the Ebola virus to be lifted. He said "banning flights and shipping services will not keep Ebola from spreading, but it will keep medical teams from reaching people most in need".
The U.S. Agency for International Development airlifts medical and emergency supplies.
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Liberia: U.S. Stepping Up Ebola Support - Envoy
allAfrica, 2 September 2014
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac has called for the lifting of travel restriction on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. Read more »
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West Africa: With Better Ebola Response, 'Outbreak Would Be Over' - CDC's Frieden
allAfrica, 25 August 2014
As a fifth African country on Sunday announced Ebola deaths, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), left for Liberia, Sierra… Read more »
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West Africa: Ebola Hurts Economies in West Africa
VOA, 15 August 2014
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is likely to hurt economic growth and government finances in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and perhaps Nigeria, according to a key… Read more »
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Liberia: People Power Is Changing Ebola Narrative
allAfrica, 14 August 2014
The young campaigners thronging the street were wearing mismatched white T-shirts on which they had scribbled the words "Ebola awareness".As they passed a church, a melodious… Read more »
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Africa: African Governments Take Isolation Measures
DW, 19 August 2014
African governments are sealing their ports and airports in an attempt to halt the spread of Ebola. But will fever checks and entry bans really make any difference? Read more »
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West Africa: Ebola Response Up but Huge Gaps Remain
UNIRIN, 12 August 2014
While Ebola treatment and containment efforts are gradually gaining pace in Sierra Leone and Liberia, there are still far too few health workers, contact tracers and community… Read more »
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West Africa: Ebola 'Racing Ahead' of Response - Obama to Raise at NATO
allAfrica, 3 September 2014
President Obama will discuss the Ebola emergency when he participates in the NATO summit in Wales this week. Read more »
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West Africa: Air France Suspends Flights to Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone
RFI, 28 August 2014
Air France has suspended flights to Freetown due to the Ebola outbreak, leaving Sierra Leone and neighbouring Liberia reliant on just one airline, Royal Air Morocco. West African… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Bans West African Travellers
DW, 17 August 2014
Kenya has become the latest country to ban passengers from Ebola-hit countries in West Africa. The Kenyan government said the measure applied to anyone who had traveled through… Read more »
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Africa: Citizens Call to Action on Ebola - Petition
allAfrica, 31 August 2014
As the Ebola virus becomes an overwhelming human catastrophe affecting public health, social institutions and and economic well-being in Africa, we stand in solidarity with our… Read more »
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West Africa: Outrage Over Global Ebola Response - Calls for Action
allAfrica, 20 August 2014
Imagine this choice. Your child has Ebola symptoms. You have no protective gloves to help keep you alive to care for her. But she needs comfort, so you wash her and wipe away her… Read more »
InFocus
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The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, on Tuesday, ... Read more »
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The world seems to be losing the battle against Ebola. Who is to blame? Critics say the international community is not doing enough to curb the disease, reports Deutsche Welle. Read more »
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World leaders are failing to address the worst-ever Ebola epidemic, and states with biological-disaster response capacity, including civilian and military medical capability, must ... Read more »
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The World Health Organization is convening a major meeting of nearly 200 experts in Switzerland to discuss possible cures and vaccines for the deadly Ebola virus. Read more »
