Sierra Leone: Suffering and song in Sierra Leone's Ebola 'hot zone'
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Sierra Leone08/16/2014 14:47 GMTby Frankie TAGGARTKAILAHUN, August 16, 2014 (AFP) - Virologists call it the "hot zone" -- nature's version of a nuclear ground zero,...
View ArticleKenya: Ebola : le Kenya ferme ses frontières aux voyageurs venant de Guinée,...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone08/16/2014 23:43 GMTNAIROBI, 16 août 2014 (AFP) - Le Kenya a annoncé samedi l'interdiction d'entrer sur son territoire, à...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya bans west Africa travellers amid scramble to fight Ebola
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone08/17/2014 02:33 GMTby Americ Vincenot with Joel Olatunde Agoi in LagosNAIROBI, August 17, 2014 (AFP) - Kenya has become the...
View ArticleGuinea: La BAD prépare une intervention de 60 millions de dollars en réponse...
Source: African Development BankCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra LeoneUtiliser les systèmes de m-santé et la gouvernance, renforcer les infrastructures et former les personnels de santé« Nous...
View ArticleNigeria: Ebola outbreak: the vaccine and 'secret serum' explained
Source: GuardianCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra LeoneCould the serum contain the spread of the disease? Is the vaccine dangerous? An immunologist gives us the lowdownAnna LeachAs Nigeria...
View ArticleLiberia: Infected Ebola patients flee after attack on Liberia clinic
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Liberia, Sierra Leone08/17/2014 20:18 GMTby Zoom DossoMONROVIA, August 17, 2014 (AFP) - Seventeen Ebola patients in Liberia who fled from a guarantine centre after...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Survivors enlisted in Sierra Leone's Ebola battle
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Sierra Leone08/18/2014 02:40 GMTby Frankie TAGGARTKAILAHUN, August 18, 2014 (AFP) - Hawa Idrisa was visiting her father-in-law on an Ebola ward in eastern Sierra...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Update (15 August 2014)
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneMinistry of Health and SanitationEmergency Operations Center (EOC)Press Release 15/8/2014Ebola outbreak update: As of today, 15 August 2014, we...
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Sierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease - Situation Report (sit-rep) – 15 August, 2014
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneMain highlights For the 14th August 2014, a total of 41 new samples were analysed by the Kenema Laboratory: Kenema (28), Bombali (1), Port Loko...
View ArticleLiberia: Liberia 'losing grip on Ebola' as hunt for patients goes on
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone08/19/2014 00:17 GMTby Zoom DossoMONROVIA, August 19, 2014 (AFP) - Liberia was desperately searching for 17 Ebola patients...
View ArticleLiberia: Critical Supplies Reaching Health Workers Fighting Ebola Outbreak
Source: AmeriCaresCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra LeoneHealth workers continue to risk own lives to save othersAs the Ebola outbreak in West Africa intensifies and spreads, pushing the death...
View ArticleGuinea: One Lesson for Ebola from HIV: Donors Must Help Protect Health Workers
Source: Center for Global DevelopmentCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra LeoneAs the Ebola epidemic in West Africa endures, some parallels are being drawn between the virus and HIV/AIDS. Both are...
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Sierra Leone: UNICEF Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic: Update - 17...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Sierra LeoneHighlightsSituation OverviewThe cumulative number of laboratory confirmed cases is 775 (105 new cases since last week). The number of confirmed deaths is...
View ArticleWorld: Ebola outbreak delays Mercy Ships sail to Africa
Source: Mercy ShipsCountry: Benin, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, WorldThe Africa Mercy adjusts plans to bring hope and healing in the midst of current uncertaintiesTENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS...
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World: Interim Infection prevention and control guidance for care of patients...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, WorldOverviewThis document provides a summary of infection control recommendations when providing direct and non-direct care to...
View ArticleGuinea: Response to West Africa Ebola Epidemic Remains Dangerously Inadequate
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra LeoneDespite the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration that the largest-recorded Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic is an...
View ArticleWorld: Travel and Transport in Relation to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, WorldWHO Ebola News 18 August 2014The current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak is believed to have begun in Guinea in...
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World: Psychosocial support during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, World1. IntroductionThe West African ebola epidemic is unlike anything we have...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Update (17 August 2014)
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneMinistry of Health and Sanitation Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Press Release 17/8/2014Ebola outbreak update: As of today, 17 August 2014, we...
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Sierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease - Situation Report (sit-rep) – 17 August, 2014
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneMain highlightsFor the 16th August 2014, a total of 30new samples were analysed by the Kenema & Kailahun Laboratory: Kenema (7),...
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