SA doctors, disease lab in frontline of war against Ebola
South African professor Janusz Paweska hesitates for a moment as he describes his work trip to the heart of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.
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Ebola fear factor subsides in U.S. financial markets
Investors should expect more calm to return to U.S. equity markets after some of the most volatile trading since 2012 as the 21-day incubation period for Ebola passes for many in Texas without new infections.
World Bank: Ebola could drain blns of dollars from African economies
By Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The largest-ever outbreak of Ebola could drain billions of dollars from economies in West Africa by the end of next year if the epidemic is not contained, the World Bank said in an analysis on Wednesday. The global development lender predicted that slow containment of the deadly virus in … Read more
It is the world’s problem too, poor response to Ebola causing needless deaths
While the West doesn’t owe us anything as far as healthcare goes, it is in their interests to up their efforts to help West Africans contain the disease. Prevention is far better than curing any problem, especially in this case where no real cure exists for a virulent virus like Ebola. “The crisis we are … Read more
Ebola – SA bans entry to travellers from hardest-hit countries
From Reuters – Due to fears over the spread of the Ebola virus, South Africa is banning travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from entering the country, apart from its own citizens, the government has announced. The deadly Ebola disease has killed more than 1,300 people this year in the three small west African states and also has a toehold in Nigeria,Africa’s biggest economy. … Read more
S. Leone Ebola doctor dies as W. Africa awaits experimental drugs
by Rod MAC JOHNSON and Frankie TAGGART with Zoom DOSSO in Monrovia A second senior doctor in Sierra Leone was confirmed dead from Ebola on Wednesday as west Africa anxiously awaited the arrival of experimental drugs to tackle the deadliest-ever outbreak of the virus. Sierre Leone’s chief medical officer Brima Kargbo said Modupeh Cole, a … Read more
WHO declares International emergency as Ebola reaches unprecedented levels
The World Health Organisation announced today that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been declared an international emergency. The words ‘outbreak’, ‘epidemic’ and ’emergency’ have been bandied about en-masse, which can often have a panicked knock-on effect. What exactly does the WHO mean by international emergency? Is the rest of the world at risk? … Read more
Ebola epidemic an international health emergency
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – West Africa’s Ebola epidemic is an “extraordinary event” and now constitutes an international health risk, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. The Geneva-based U.N. health agency said the possible consequences of a further international spread of the outbreak, which has killed … Read more
SAA to continue operating in W.Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s national airline, SAA, will continue to operate in West Africa as its destinations there have not been affected by an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, the company said on Friday. “We will monitor the situation on a continuous basis and will review our decisions should there be developments that warrant such a review,” SAA said … Read more
Breaking: WHO declares Ebola epidemic international health emergency
The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola epidemic sweeping across western Africa, where it has already killed nearly 1,000 people, an international health emergency. The UN health body said its emergency committee, which includes global medical and policy experts, had declared the deadliest known outbreak of the Ebola virus a “public health emergency … Read more