Nairobi: The Ebola virus disease continues its relentless expansion through West Africa, the region where it first emerged, despite the resources deployed by other countries and new health protocols aimed at preventing the contagion from
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed three crisis managers for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone where the Ebola epidemic is spreading.His spokesperson said Wednesday Ban appointed Marcel Rudasingwa of Rwanda as Ebola
Washington: The US military expects to increase the number of troops deployed to Liberia to fight the Ebola outbreak to nearly 4,000, up from a planned 3,000-strong force, the Pentagon said today.About 200 soldiers are
Providence, Rhode Island: A passion for Liberia and the plight of its people drove Ashoka Mukpo to work there, first to aid relief efforts and then as a photojournalist to tell its story. But Mukpo
Monrovia: The Liberian government announced the imposition of stringent screening measures, at the country's only international airport, for passengers after the first Ebola case in the US.Liberia has been in the spotlight since there were
Monrovia: The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) till September 15 next year keeping in view the Ebola outbreak in the country, a senior UN official
Washington: An American missionary doctor working in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus, his organisation SIM USA announced on Tuesday.The doctor was treating obstetrics patients at ELWA hospital in Liberia's capital Monrovia and
Washington: US President Barack Obama spoke to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone separately over the current Ebola outbreak, the White House said on Thursday.In his telephonic
CAIRO : Sierra Leone has asked for permission to play some of its African Cup qualifiers in Ghana because of the Ebola outbreak at home. The Confederation of African Football said in a statement to
Atlanta: An American doctor infected with Ebola who was brought back to the US from Africa and is being treated at a hospital and has said that he is getting better."I am growing stronger everyday,
Washington: Mass production of an experimental drug given to two US aid workers with Ebola may take "several months", the US manufacturer said on Wednesday.International attention turned to the experimental drug known as ZMapp, developed
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone : Sierra Leone canceled all football matches indefinitely on Tuesday because of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa. The national football association said it will seek permission to
Monrovia: The Ebola virus has killed 268 people in Liberia including 37 healthcare workers, Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services Tolbert Nyenswah said on Tuesday.Nurses and health workers have abandoned most health facilities in the
Monrovia (Liberia), March 7 : An official says heavy fighting has broken out near Ivory Coast's border with Liberia. The deputy director of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission said he heard the sounds
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