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in Big Story, HealthXtraNo New Ebola Case in Liberia – WHO
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The World Health Organization, WHO, on Wednesday, March 11, confirmed that there has not been any new case of the Ebola Virus registered in Liberia since February 19. WHO also commended positive signs in Sierra Leone and Guinea. On Liberia, Bruce Aylward, head […] More
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WHO Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The World Health Organization, WHO, has approved for use, the first rapid blood test for Ebola virus, allowing patients to be identified, isolated and cared for as quickly as possible and put an end to the outbreak that has killed more than 9,300 […] More
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in Big StoryWHO Expresses Worry Over Middle East Respiratory Virus
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The World Health Organisation, WHO, has expressed concerns about the possibility of an international spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus currently ravaging Saudi Arabia. The global health agency stated this after an emergency meeting it convened on Friday, February 6. […] More
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Ebola outbreak will end in 2015 – UN
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Anthony Banbury, the outgoing head of the UN team fighting Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa has said that the deadly Ebola outbreak will end in 2015. He said the number of Ebola cases would be brought down to zero by the close […] More
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Ebola: French President to visit Guinea
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Francois Hollande, French President is to arrive Conakry, Guinea on Friday. He will be the first Western leader to visit a nation hard hit by the deadly Ebola virus disease. Hollande will deliver “a message of solidarity” to Guinea, where more than 1, […] More
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in NewsEBOLA: UN Running Behind Schedule
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The rising number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have brought the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Mission to declare that it would not be able to meet the initial December 1 deadline for curtailing the deadly virus. This was confirmed by Anthony […] More
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in NewsEbola: WHO Issues New Protocol on Burials
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In order to ensure safe and dignified burial for people who die of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the World Health Organization has released new protocols to be adopted in the burial process. The new protocol consists of 12 steps that burial teams […] More
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Who Cast The First Stone?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow One wonders the furore about cross-carpeting in Nigeria by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, when it has been the major beneficiary of the obscene pastime. Only a few of those who lead the PDP today shared the dreams of the radicals who braved […] More
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UN Lacks Resources To Fight Ebola
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Tony Banbury, head of the UN mission charged with fighting Ebola in West Africa has disclosed that the agency does not have the “resources necessary to defeat it.” Banbury said more help was urgently needed, despite significant contributions from the UK, China, Cuba […] More
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Free of Ebola But…
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Nigeria continues to earn plaudits at home and abroad for its effort in eradicating the Ebola virus from its shores but the recent upsurge of Lassa fever in the country calls for caution For a country that had often been portrayed negatively in the […] More
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Nigeria to be Declared Ebola-free Today
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Nigeria is expected to be declared Ebola-free on today Monday, October 20, 2014, just three months after fears that the virus could spread like wildfire through Africa’s most populous nation. The World Health Organisation, WHO, is preparing to announce that Nigeria has not […] More
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in Big StoryEbola: Sealing Off West Africa will Worsen Situation- Obama
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In a swift reaction to calls made by some Americans for the cutting off of the West African region from the rest of the world especially US, President Barack Obama has warned that sealing off the region would only worsen the situation. Obama […] More
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