An Anti-Ebola March in South West Philadelphia “I’m a West African – Not a Virus.”
Practically everyone at the march had a story about someone who refused to shake hands or moved to a different ...
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The Fight Against Ebola – VICE News
The international news organization VICE News visited Liberia to provide a front line perspective of the uphill battle Liberia is ...
Travel Restrictions Imposed: U.S. to Funnel Travelers from Ebola-hit Region Through Five Airports
(Reuters, Africa) - Travelers to the United States from Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea must fly into one of ...
President Mahama on Ebola and Investment in Africa
(The Presidency, Accra)President John Mahama has expressed optimism that there will be a positive turnaround in the fight against the ...
President Mahama urges Ghanaian soldiers to join in efforts to fight Ebola
President John Mahama has urged Ghanaian soldiers to complement efforts of their counterparts in the West African sub-region in helping ...
More Ebola Outbreaks outside Africa – Nurse Infected in Spain
Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato has confirmed that a nurse who treated two victims of Ebola in Madrid has tested ...
President John Mahama Visits West Africa Hardest Hit Ebola Countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
Mr. Mahama, Chairman of ECOWAS, left Accra on Monday for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, to discuss with the leadership ...
Here’s How The Number of People Who Have Been Killed By The Ebola Virus – 2000
More than 2,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Friday, ...
Kofi Annan on Ebola – Travel Ban on Ebola Countries May Hinder Eradication
The Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, Busumuru Kofi Annan has warned that if measures are not put in place ...
Sudan Just Banned Reporting on Ebola
The Sudanese authorities have prohibited local media from covering any news related to the Ebola virus. Press sources have been ...
US Universities Screening African Students for Ebola
College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United ...
Ghana’s to Open It’s doors for the dispatch of supplies and personnel to the Ebola-Hit Nations – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the ostracism and neglect countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus have been subjected ...
The World Health Organization Estimates Over 20,000 People Could Get Ebola Before It is Brought Under Control
The World Health Organization says the current deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic ...
Africa Development Bank Supports Ebola Countries With $60M
The Deputy Health Minister Dr Victor Bampoe says the Africa Development Bank has earmarked $60m for countries affected by the ...
Doctor Dies of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt
A doctor in Port Harcourt who treated a primary contact of Nigeria's patient zero for the Ebola outbreak has died ...
Nigeria Successfully Contains Ebola Virus
The Nigerian Government has announced the successful containment of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Onyebuchi Chukwu, minister of health, ...
Public and Private Universities To Re-Open Starting Aug. 27
The government has given the go ahead to public and private universities to re-open their institutions for the 2014/2015 academic ...
Dr Kent Brantly Scheduled to be Released From Emory’s Atlanta Hospital
The American doctor, Dr Kent Brantly, who was receiving treatment at Emory's University Hospital after contracting Ebola is scheduled to ...
Ghana To Close Airspace To “Ebola countries”
Ghana could be forced to ban flights from Ebola affected countries once the spillover rate becomes threatening in West Africa. ...
Virologist Warns of Animal to Human Mode of Ebola Transmission
A Virologist at the Ghana Veterinary Service, Dr. Joseph Adongo-Awuni has cautioned the public to place equal emphasis on the ...