No new Ebola cases reported in most of Liberia counties over past week – UN
The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) today welcomed encouraging statistics recently released by Liberia’s Minister of health and Social Welfare that reported that 12 of the country’s 15 counties…
General Assembly to hear briefing by senior officials on UN response to Ebola crisis
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is briefing an informal meeting of the General Assembly this morning alongside Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), concerning the…
World Bank: worst-affected countries ‘crippled’ by economic impact of Ebola
While the Ebola epidemic shows its first signs of slowing and confidence grows about stopping the outbreak and reaching the target of zero new cases, a new World Bank Group report on economic impacts of the disease says its…
UNMEER Chief visits African Union-run Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Chiekh Ahmed, yesterday visited an Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Magbenteh…
“It’s my community. It’s my country.”
What makes someone risk their lives for a total stranger? In Sierra Leone, the answer for many is an unwavering commitment to community and country. Kadiatu Kamara is a young woman from Freetown who volunteers her time…
Davos: UN launches $1 billion appeal for global Ebola response
The United Nations today appealed for $1 billion needed for the first six months of 2015 to sustain the momentum to stamp out Ebola in West Africa, where ‘the epidemic has started to turn’ in all three of the worst-hit…
UN lauds Mali for stemming Ebola epidemic, flags need to boost cross-border surveillance
The United Nations today commended Mali for stemming the Ebola outbreak and urged the West African nation to remain vigilant as neighbouring countries continue to report new cases as part of the epidemic that has recorded…
UN health agency to hold special weekend session on Ebola; warns against donor fatigue
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that it will hold a special meeting on Ebola on Sunday, as one of its top officials noted that the outbreak is “still an incredibly dangerous situation” and…
Ebola: UN health agency urges better global preparedness against future outbreaks
The Ebola outbreak is “clearly” in retreat throughout the affected countries of West Africa but the continuing emergency response shows the need for urgent changes so that “never again should the world be caught by surprise,”…
UN stresses need for Ebola surveillance in border towns
Representatives of the Governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire today began meeting in Freetown, under the umbrella of the Mano River Union, a sub-regional political grouping comprising the four…
An interview with Ebola survivor and frontline responder Dr. Rick Sacra
Dr. Rick Sacra: My first time in Liberia was in 1987-88 for about ten months as a medical student and finished my training and did a residency in family medicine; finished that in 1992. East Tennessee State University - the…
UNMEER Chief hails AU contribution to Ebola fight, calls for continued global support
Today, at a meeting of global stakeholders to review progress on the Ebola response, the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) called on all leaders to maintain…