World: How the four biggest outbreaks since the start of this century...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, WorldThe current epidemic of Ebola virus disease is an important wake-up call for all countries. The world urgently needs to...
View ArticleLiberia: A fast-moving epidemic full of tragic surprises
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra LeoneThe Ebola epidemic that is ravaging parts of West Africa is a fast-moving event with many unprecedented dimensions. This...
View ArticleLiberia: Ebola and "the perfect storm"
Source: IRINCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneLONDON, 24 September 2014 (IRIN) - The new figures from the World Health Organization's (WHO) Ebola Response Team are sobering. If cases in the three...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Sierra Leone Situation Report No. 05, September 24, 2014
Source: International Medical CorpsCountry: Sierra LeoneHighlightsAs part of its scale-up efforts and based on a request from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), International Medical Corps,...
View ArticleLiberia: Statement on Ebola and Conflict in West Africa
Source: International Crisis GroupCountry: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra LeoneDakar/New York/Brussels, 23 September 2014:The Ebola health crisis threatens to become a political crisis...
View ArticleLiberia: UN Ebola Crisis Centre External Situation Report 24 September 2014 /...
Source: United NationsCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneHIGHLIGHTS• Appointment of Dr. David Nabarro as Special Envoy for Ebola and Mr. Anthony Banbury as Special Representative and Head of UNMEER•...
View ArticleGuinea: L’Ebola empirent les pénuries alimentaires en Afrique de l’Ouest
Source: CaritasCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneAlors qu’Augustine Tamba envisageait de se rendre à Kenema, une des zones les plus à risque pour l’Ebola au Sierra Leone, les membres de sa famille...
View ArticleLiberia: Ebola Crisis at a "Tipping Point:" 2.5 Million Children under 5 Live...
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneMedia Contacts Francine Uenuma 202.450.9153 (M) Phil Carroll 267.992.6356 (M)FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Sept. 24, 2014) – As President Obama...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Deputy Health Minister lauds World Vision
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneFreetown, Sept. 24, 2014 (MoHS) – Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation II Madam Madina Rahman has lauded World Vision for aiding Sierra Leone...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease - Situation Report (Sit-Rep) – 24...
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneMain highlightsFor the 23rd September 2014, a total of 101 new samples were received and analysed by the CDC Kenema Lab and the South African NICD...
View ArticleSierra Leone: UNICEF Sierra Leone Humanitarian Situation Report – Reporting...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Sierra LeoneHighlightsUNICEF continues to scale-up operations to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s (GoSL) response to the Ebola crisis. With funds from the...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Update (24 September 2014)
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneEBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES---September 24, 2014DISCHARGED CASESTotal Survived and Released Patients = 397 NEW CASESNew Confirmed cases = 41, as...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Press Release (Measures to end Ebola outbreak, 24th September...
Source: Government of Sierra LeoneCountry: Sierra LeoneGovernment notes with satisfaction that the three-day stay at home “ose –to - ose ebola tok” campaign which took place from 19th to 21st...
View ArticleWorld: ‘The Fasten Seat Belt Light is Illuminated’, Warns Secretary-General,...
Source: UN General AssemblyCountry: Central African Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Sierra Leone,...
View ArticleWorld: L’espoir étant peu visible à l’horizon », le débat général de...
Source: UN General AssemblyCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian...
View ArticleLiberia: Ebola-hit West Africa faces food shortages
Source: CaritasCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneBy Laura SheahenWhen Augustine Tamba Fallah was considering whether to drive to Kenema, one of the hottest Ebola hot zones in Sierra Leone, his...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Dye: Sierra Leone lockdown 'is a statement of political...
Source: Deutsche WelleCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneThe World Health Organization has warned in a new study that the number of Ebola infections could triple to 20,000 by November if efforts to...
View ArticleLiberia: WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Update - 24 September 2014
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra LeoneFollowing the roadmap structure, country reports fall into three categories:...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Sierra Leone quarantines one million ahead of UN Ebola talks
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Sierra Leone09/25/2014 11:27 GMTby Rod Mac JohnsonFREETOWN, September 25, 2014 (AFP) - Sierra Leone began a quarantine of more than one million people Thursday in...
View ArticleLiberia: L'hospitalisation fait légèrement baisser le taux de létalité d'Ebola
Source: IRINCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneLONDRES, 25 septembre 2014 (IRIN) - Les nouveaux chiffres de l'équipe de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) chargée de la réponse Ebola donnent...
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