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Africa: ECA Report Examines Economic Impact of Ebola on Africa
UNECA, 10 December 2014
While the Ebola outbreaks in both Nigeria and Senegal officially ended in October 2014 and both countries declared free of Ebola, a new United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
Weighing the Cost of Ebola in Africa
Africa is experiencing its worst outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) since the disease appeared in 1976. West Africa - the epicentre - is experiencing its first outbreak, which began in March 2014. Beyond the terrible toll on lives and suffering, the epidemic is already having a measurable economic impact. A new UNECA study looks at the outbreak's impacts - qualitative and quantitative - endeavouring to grasp the interrelations among them.
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15 December 2014
Socio-Economic Impacts of the Ebola Virus Disease in Africa
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- UNECA
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- UNECA
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The study looks at the outbreak's impacts- qualitative and quantitative-endeavouring to grasp the interrelations among them by investigating ... see more »
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UN, 5 December 2014
Speakers Call for Continued International Aid to Ensure Sustainable Development Read more »
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Africa: Ebola Response Must Include Socio-Economic Recovery, Says UNDP
UNDP, 19 November 2014
The Ebola virus disease that has caused a medical emergency in the three-most affected countries in West Africa is also affecting the means of making a living of millions of the… Read more »
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10 October 2014
The Economic Impact of Ebola
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- Voice of America
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VOA's Jim Randle joins On Assignment's Philip Alexiou to discuss the economic effects of the Ebola crisis. He compares what we're seeing with ... see more »
