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Africa:
The Life-Saving Ebola Drugs the World Is Ignoring
UNIRIN, 3 April 2015
Last month, IRIN published this interview with UN Special Envoy for Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro, outlining his priorities in dealing with the outbreak. Read more »
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West Africa:
One Year After Who Report On Ebola - Funders Advocate for Intensive Funding of On-the-Ground African Organizations
Fahamu, 2 April 2015
They point out that organizations located in the communities they serve have the trust, networks, and cultural understanding to accomplish what international organizations cannot. Read more »
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Africa:
Rebooting Public Health Services
MSF, 2 April 2015
While the number of Ebola-infected patients in Liberia has steadily declined, MSF is assisting the local health system to safely restore medical services. Read more »
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West Africa:
Stronger Health Systems Could Go a Long Way to Preventing Ebola Outbreaks
Africa In Fact, 31 March 2015
In August 2014, at the height of west Africa's Ebola outbreak, Tolbert Nyensuah, the head of the Liberian health ministry's Ebola response team, wrung his hands in frustration. Read more »
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Liberia:
Liberia, Sierra Leone Gain in Ebola Crisis - Guinea Struggles
New Dawn, 3 April 2015
Sierra Leone and Liberia both appear to be on steady paths to ending the epidemic. The wild card is Guinea, where Ebola hasn't burned as hot but remains stubbornly entrenched. Read more »
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West Africa:
Ebola Disease Models 'Need Room for Randomness'
SciDev.Net, 1 April 2015
Models used to manage disease outbreaks such as the ongoing Ebola epidemic must make greater allowances for uncertainty, according to a paper published today by the Royal Society… Read more »
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Africa:
Bushmeat Guide 'Unrealistic About Commercial Hunting'
SciDev.Net, 18 March 2015
Conservation biologists studying the effects of bushmeat hunting in Africa have criticised a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report for making unrealistic claims about… Read more »
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Africa:
Ebola and HIV - How to Change Behaviour for the Long Term
UNIRIN, 20 March 2015
There have been no new Ebola infections in Liberia in the past three weeks, but it's still far too early to say the virus has been defeated - Liberia's borders are porous and its… Read more »
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West Africa:
Potential Ebola Treatment Mechanism Discovered
SciDev.Net, 4 March 2015
A possible mechanism to treat infection by the deadly Marburg and Ebola viruses has been uncovered by scientists working in the United States. Read more »
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Liberia:
Address By President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the U.S. Capitol (Feb 2015)
Govt of Liberia, 26 February 2015
Following are the prepared remarks by Her Excellency, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at an event hosted By Congressman Chris Coons and the U.S. Institute of Peace at the Hart… Read more »