Tag: ebola

• Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 06:38 UTC

  Ebola outbreak becomes a “public health emergency of international concern”

  

  World Health Organization declared on Friday that the Ebola outbreak spreading across West Africa has become a “public health emergency of international concern”. WHO also revealed that Ebola took an additional 29 lives between Tuesday and Wednesday alone.

• Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:58 UTC

  World Bank pledges 200 million dollars to combat the West Africa Ebola epidemic

  

  With the latest death toll from the West Africa Ebola epidemic now at 887, the World Bank Group pledged on Monday as much as 200 million dollars in emergency funding to help Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone contain the spread of Ebola infections, help their communities cope with the economic impact of the crisis, and improve public health systems throughout West Africa.

• Saturday, August 2nd 2014 - 07:56 UTC

  Ebola outbreak 'out of control' but 'can be stopped' said world's top health official

  

  West Africa's Ebola outbreak is out of control but it can be stopped, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said on Friday at a meeting in Conakry, capital of Guinea.

• Saturday, August 2nd 2014 - 07:48 UTC

  Growing concerns the Ebola outbreak could spread globally by travelers

  

  Concerns have been expressed about the possibility of the current Ebola outbreak spreading globally after an infected airline passenger introduced the deadly virus to Nigeria. All outbreaks since 1976, when Ebola was first identified, have been confined to rural and forested areas in Africa, with the previous highest death toll being 280.