Ebola-Stricken Nations Need U.S. $700 Million for Healthcare
The World Health Organization has warned that full recovery from Ebola in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone will not happen unless their healthcare systems are strengthened.
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A health worker stands with a woman grieving over lost relative at an cemetery for victims of Ebola virus in Liberia.
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West Africa: Tackling Fragility - Beyond Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
Africa Research Institute, 8 June 2015
For Donald Kaberuka, ex-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Ebola epidemic confirmed his belief that war and instability had left the Mano River countries… Read more »
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Liberia: Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia Must Turn Ebola Crisis Into a Blessing in Disguise
Concord, 12 May 2015
Now that the Ebola virus disease pandemic has stopped spreading, the challenge for the affected nations is to rebuild their devastated communities. Just as Europe did after World… Read more »
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Sierra Leone/Liberia: Ronaldo, Drogba and Zidane in Charity Match to Boost Ebola Recovery Efforts
Concord, 20 April 2015
World football legends, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo de Lima and Didier Drogba will appear in a match against poverty to help boost Ebola recovery efforts. Read more »
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West Africa: Ebola-Hit West Africa Unveils U.S.$8 Billion Recovery Plan
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 17 April 2015
The three West African countries devastated by the Ebola crisis unveiled a $8 billion regional recovery plan on Friday and asked for urgent international support to rebuild their… Read more »
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West Africa: High-Level Ebola Meeting: The Road to Recovery
IMF, 17 April 2015
World Bank, Washington, D.C. Read more »
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West Africa: 'Dramatic' Progress in Fighting Ebola Must Be Followed By Long-Term Recovery Efforts
UN News, 16 April 2015
Intense efforts to control the Ebola outbreak in the three most-affected West African countries in will continue, the United Nations health chief said in Washington, DC today,… Read more »
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West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Presidents Call for Post-Ebola Recovery Plan
Observer, 15 April 2015
By Presidents Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Alpha Conde of Guinea and Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone appeal for international support in five key areas for a common economic… Read more »
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West Africa: Presidents Appeal for Post-Ebola Aid Ahead of Obama Talks
allAfrica, 15 April 2015
The leaders of the West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak of the past year have called on the international community to support a recovery plan which will… Read more »
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Health officials say the country now has the capability to "adequately put the situation under control", urging Liberians not to panic. Read more »
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Authorities say the center will build capacity in order to treat, prevent and control infectious diseases as part of a post-Ebola recovery plan. Read more »
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African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka announced $300 million to support the national Post-Ebola Recovery program of Ebola-affected countries during the World Bank-IMF ... Read more »
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The World Bank had estimated that the worst-affected countries - Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - will lose at least U.S.$1.6 billion in "foregone economic growth" as a result of ... Read more »
