Tag: Ebola virus
160 Chinese health workers in Liberia to fight Ebola
A large team of Chinese health workers arrived in Liberia to boost the Ebola fight as a US-based doctor infected…
Concerns raised in Equatorial Guinea over Nations Cup
The unexpected arrival of the Africa Cup of Nations in less than two months time in Equatorial Guinea has caused…
Morocco barred from next two Nations Cups
Morocco will be barred from the next two Africa Cup of Nations as punishment for refusing to host the 2015…
Ebola-infected doctor from Sierra Leone flown to US
A doctor from Sierra Leone who has contracted Ebola was early Saturday flown to the US where he has residency…
2015 Nations Cup: Equatorial Guinea Now New Host
Reports this afternoon say Equatorial Guinea, one of Africa’s smallest countries, has been given the right to host the 2015…
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Omotola, Genevieve, Asa Lead #StopEbola Campaign
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood stars, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Genevieve Nnaji, will be joining soul singer, Asa, as frontliners in the global…
World Bank warns of calamity if Ebola lessons are ignored
Millions of lives could be lost in a global pandemic if the international community repeats its tardy response to West…
Liberia ends Ebola state of emergency
Liberia said on Thursday it had lifted a state of emergency imposed for its “very survival” three months ago as…
First Ebola treatment trials to start in west Africa
Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday it would launch clinical trials of three possible treatments for Ebola…
Ebola workers appeal to G20 leaders for more help
Health workers on the frontline of west Africa’s Ebola crisis pleaded with G20 leaders on Thursday for more resources, describing…
Morocco disqualified, won’t host Africa Cup
Morocco has been disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations, which will now hold elsewhere, the African Football Confederation (CAF)…
Humbling The Ebola Virus Disease In Lagos: Heroes Of The Containment
By Mac Durugbo September 18, 2014, will remain a memorable date in the history of Nigeria in general and Lagos…
Obama to request $6 billion for Ebola crisis
United States President Barack Obama is seeking more than $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in…
CAF to keep 2015 AFCON’s original date
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unanimously agreed to stick with the original date of the commencement of the…
Ebola: Sierra Leone hits out at Canada over visa block
Sierra Leone accused Canada on Saturday of discrimination over its decision to suspend visa applications for residents of Ebola-hit nations.…
US judge says nurse can leave home in Ebola row
A US judge ruled Friday that a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients in Africa could…
US soldiers under Ebola quarantine in Italy sent packing
Veneto President Luca Zaia on Wednesday said Italy should not allow US soldiers returning from Ebola-stricken Liberia to be quarantined…
Norway donates $2.7m to AU Ebola programme
The Government of Norway on Wednesday announced a grant of 2.7 million dollars assistance to the African Union Support to…
World Bank needs 5,000 more health workers to fight Ebola
World Bank President Jim Kim said on Tuesday in Addis Ababa that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa required additional…
Ebola discrimination against Nigerians must stop, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja restated Federal Government’s displeasure over the continued stigmatisation of Nigerians by some countries…
Ebola drug maker Fujifilm to buy US vaccine maker
Fujifilm said Monday it would buy a US vaccine maker as the Japanese firm boosts its supply of an experimental…
New commander takes over US Ebola mission in W.Africa
A new commander on Saturday took over the US military mission to combat Ebola in West Africa, the Pentagon said.…
Obama reassures Ebola-wary American public
President Barack Obama told Americans Saturday that they must be “guided by the facts, not fear” when it comes to…
Two-year girl dies of Ebola in Mali’s first case
A two-year-old girl died of Ebola in Mali on Friday, in the first case of the disease in the west…
New York confirms first Ebola case
New York confirmed the first case of Ebola in the largest city in the United States as the EU dramatically…
Microsoft co-founder pledges $100 mn to Ebola fight
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen said Thursday he was boosting his donations to combat the Ebola outbreak in West…
Rwanda ends Ebola checks on travellers from US, Spain
Rwanda lifted Thursday Ebola travel restrictions on travellers who had been in the United States and Spain after the president…
Number of Ebola cases nears 10,000 in W.Africa
The number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said, as…
Guinea offers $10,000 to families of health workers killed by Ebola
The families of every Guinean health worker who has died in the Ebola outbreak will be compensated for their loss…
Zuma to lead AU delegation to Ebola infected countries
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Dlamini Zuma, is to embark on a visit to Liberia, Guinea and…