UN health agency says no Ebola detected in Iraq, calls reports of cases ‘rumours’
Despite reports of Ebola cases in Mosul in several Iraqi media sources last week, the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the United Nations health agency have confirmed today that no cases of the disease have so far been found in…
On first visit to hard-hit nations, new UN Ebola mission chief vows scaled-up support to end crisis
The new Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived in Liberia today as part of his first tour of the countries in West Africa most affected by the outbreak of…
In Liberia, UN Ebola mission chief commends progress, warns against ‘complacency’
On his first tour of Ebola-stricken Liberia, the newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) today outlined his vision to tackle the…
Social mobilizers hit the streets of Guinea to break down resistance against Ebola response
When Bamba Camara joined UNICEF’s social mobilization teams in Coronthie, Conakry, to sensitize the population on Ebola through door-to-door campaigns, he knew exactly what he would talk about: his wife, who died of Ebola two…
Ebola: vaccine trials can offer ‘signs of hope’ says UN health chief
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today convened in Geveva its second ever high-level meeting on Ebola vaccines access and financing, to review the current status of clinical trials and plans for Phase II and…
Two leading Ebola vaccines show ‘acceptable safety’ – UN health agency
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that two promising Ebola vaccines appear safe and could soon be tested in West Africa, as the agency wrapped up an expert meeting in Geneva earlier today.
World Bank says Ebola puts future prosperity of Liberia, Sierra Leone ‘at high risk’
Job losses and food insecurity are among the far-reaching and persistent socio-economic impacts of Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the results of two new World Bank Group surveys released today.
In the Guinean town of Nzerekore, survivors treat Ebola patients
Behind a red-netted fence, childcare worker Fanta Camara gives a bath to one-and-a-half year old Massidigbe in the Childcare Center of the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Nzerekore, in the forest area of southeastern Guinea. It…
UN envoy describes ‘sense of self-confidence’ among those battling Ebola outbreak
The United Nations Special Envoy on Ebola today described a growing feeling of confidence among those responding to the outbreak in West Africa, but he warned that there is an absolute need to maintain focus, vigilance and…
International experts, led by UN, kick off Ebola recovery assessment in Sierra Leone
Spearheaded by the United Nations, a team of international experts has begun an Ebola Recovery Assessment (ERA) mission in Sierra Leone as part of an effort to partner with Governments to address the impact of the virus on…
No time for complacency as Liberia makes dramatic progress
Encouraging statistics have emerged from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia, namely that 12 of the country’s 15 counties have had no new cases within the past seven days. According to Assistant Minister of…
Danish vessel offloads 262 vehicles, ICT equipment for Ebola response
A Danish vessel carrying vehicles and information technology equipment arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone today for use in the fight against Ebola in West Africa, where new cases are declining in main towns yet springing up in…