Scientific, the prolific Ghanaian, Liberian rapper is here with a song on Ebola. “Feel My Pain’” is a song which tries to find and unravel the effects of Ebola on West Africa and the World. He gives a message on how it is transmitted and steps on how to prevent it. In this heartfelt song, … Read more
The current scare of the Ebola virus is gradually affecting the patronage of bush meat in some parts of Accra. The low patronage follows speculations that the deadly Ebola virus may be contracted from bush meat such as chimpanzees and bats. As a result, the sale of bush meat, which used to be a booming … Read more
A Saudi man suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus after recently returning from Sierra Leone passed away at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at a specialized hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The patient had been admitted to the intensive care unit late Monday after exhibiting symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever following a business trip to … Read more
One of the doctors who treated the Liberian Ebola patient who later died in Lagos has tested positive for Ebola Among those who had contact with the late Liberian on his way to Nigeria, 70 of them are currently under surveillance. Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, while briefing the press in Abuja, on Monday, … Read more
West Africa is being plagued by a new outbreak of Ebola — a terrifying disease that causes its victims to bleed to death from the inside out. Ebola has no cure, and the latest epidemic is spreading fast. VICE News visited Liberia, where many feel the new outbreak began, borne from the bushmeat markets of … Read more
A plant has been found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests, scientists have said. They used a compound from Garcinia kola, a plant commonly eaten in West Africa. Compounds from the plant have also proved effective against some strains of flu. If the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended to people to find different ways of greeting, apart from handshake, to reduce the chances of contracting the Ebola virus. It also advised people to wash their hands regularly with soap under running water as part of hygiene etiquette to avoid the Ebola virus and other contagious diseases. … Read more
Ebola have become a global threat. These is a lot of misinformation about the Ebola virus. In this post we seek to give you the defintieve guide to Ebola, from the current state of the virus, to the various symptoms. There are the typical signal of EBOLA, You have a temperature and no appetite. Your … Read more
It is with a heavy heart that we report the death of Dr Sheikh Umar Khan, Sierra Leone’s leading virologist in the battle against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). He died under the care of the international aid group Doctors Without Borders who were fighting to save his life. Dr Khan is credited with treating … Read more
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed its weariness about Ghana’s preparedness to combat the spread of Ebola in the sub-Saharan region. The GMA is of the opinion that despite the Ghanaian government’s continuous assurance of the country’s ability to contain the Ebola virus if it were to be detected in Ghana, the current state … Read more
Officials in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, are appealing for help to help find a woman who left a hospital with the help of her family after testing positive for the deadly Ebola virus. The 32-year-old woman, whom radio stations in Freetown named as Saudatu Koroma, was being tested for the virus in an isolation ward, … Read more
Dr Sheikh Umar Khan has contracted the Ebola Virus. The Sierra Leonean virologist who has become a Sierra Leonean national hero for his selfless commitment in the fight against the Ebola epidemic is currently under intensive care after exhibiting symptoms of the disease. This news comes on the heels of the deaths of three nurses … Read more
As the peril of the spread of the Ebola Virus becomes even more apparent, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has issued out a warning to countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sub-region to be cognizant of the growing threat of the transmission of the virus from wildlife to humans. The … Read more
The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government summit held in Accra on Thursday has directed the establishment of a solidarity fund to support the fight against the deadly Ebola virus. Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria has committed $3 million to the fight against the disease which has claimed hundreds of lives. According to the proposal on … Read more
Reports reaching the front desk of The Accra Report indicate that a suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been reported at the Nyaho Clinic in Accra, Ghana. This latest suspected case of the virus has created further anxiety among the population, who are already looming under the possible outbreak of a Cholera … Read more