ECOWAS trains health workers to fight EbolaWest Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday it will train 150 health workers this week to help tackle the deadly Ebola disease in the worst hit countries.
24 November 2014
IMF, World Bank policies may share blame in Ebola crisisChristine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, had just called for an increase in the country's budget deficit so that it could battle Ebola.
Ebola death toll rises to 5,177: WHOThe World Health Organization said Friday that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection.
15 November 2014
Virus may affect mental abilities: US researchersPeople with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people, and more research is needed to understand why.
12 November 2014
Google to boost Ebola donationsGoogle launched a campaign to raise money to fight Ebola, tossing $10 million into the pot and saying it will match donations to the fund two to one.
11 November 2014
Ebola death toll hits 4,960: WHOThe World Health Organization said that 13,268 people had been infected with Ebola across eight countries, and 4,960 of them had died.
08 November 2014
Japan to offer $100 million aid to Ebola-hit AfricaJapan will provide up to $100 million in fresh aid to Ebola-hit West Africa, after the United States called for further global efforts to combat the deadly virus.
07 November 2014
Obama to request $6 billion for Ebola crisisUS President Barack Obama is seeking more than $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and respond to cases in the United States.
New York 'fully prepared' to handle Ebola caseNew York's mayor said America's largest city was fully equipped to handle Ebola as authorities sought to calm fears about the virus spreading.
Travel ban may not help prevent Ebola spread: ObamaUS President Barack Obama said that closing US borders to citizens of three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic would be counter-productive.
Kazakhstan joins global combat against infectious deseasesKazakh scientist says that domestic specialists have the potential to develop a vaccine against deadly Ebola virus and are already working on vaccines against other types of deseases.