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West Africa: Researchers Develop Quick Ebola Diagnosis Device
RFI, 21 October 2014
The new tool, developed by France's Atomic Energy Commission, could allow doctors to diagnose a patient with suspected Ebola in under 15 minutes. Read more »
Researchers Develop Quick Ebola Diagnosis Device
The French have developed a new tool that could allow doctors to diagnose a patient with suspected Ebola in under 15 minutes.
An American soldier in PPE preparing to work on specimen at a mobile lab in Bong County in central Liberia.
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Africa: Hopes for Ebola Vaccine Soon
DW, 22 October 2014
The World Health Organization is pressing for a vaccine to combat the spread of Ebola, hoping to prepare two versions by January. On the ground in West Africa, Germany's Red Cross… Read more »
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Africa: Ebola Vaccines to Be Tested
UN News, 21 October 2014
Amid positive developments in the global fight against Ebola, including a growing response to the Secretary-General's appeals for the more funding to tackle the outbreak, the… Read more »
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Liberia: Bong County ETU Makes Progress - OIC Attributes Success to Lab
Analyst, 14 October 2014
One of the Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs) constructed in Bong County has reported significant progress in dealing with affected Ebola patients, according to information gathered. Read more »
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Kenya: Health Ministry Orders Screening for Ebola-Like Virus
The Star, 13 October 2014
THE Ministry of Health has put all facilities and ports of entry on high alert for the Marburg fever. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Launches Ebola Lab
Sudan Tribune, 12 October 2014
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health on Sunday disclosed establishing a modern laboratory centre in a bid to scale up the nation wide efforts to prevent entry of the deadly Ebola virus. Read more »
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Liberia: U.S. Military Brings Mobile Ebola Testing Labs
NEWS, 30 September 2014
U.S. military C-17s landed at Roberts International Airport over the weekend carrying key pieces of U.S. military equipment to aid in the anti-Ebola fight: two mobile Ebola testing… Read more »
InFocus
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If media coverage of the three Ebola cases in the United States - some of it calling attention to the far greater danger of influenza - causes more people to ask their doctors ... Read more »
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Measures put into place by the government and its partners, coupled with the onset of the country's Dry Season, have led to a drop in the number of new Ebola cases nationwide, ... Read more »
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"For us, the priority is personal protection and safety. Actions need to be carried out carefully and slowly in order to prevent mistakes, as a mistake has the potential to bring ... Read more »
