We’ve learnt many lessons from this outbreak and from the response – Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy on Ebola
In August 2014, amid a rapidly growing outbreak of Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro was tasked with providing strategic guidance for an enhanced international response, and galvanizing essential support for affected communities and…
UN declares end to Ebola virus transmission in Guinea; first time all three host countries free
The United Nations health agency today declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in Guinea, where the epidemic began two years ago before spreading to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone and, ultimately by land and air…
With West Africa set to be declared free of Ebola virus transmission, UN chief calls for vigilance
On the eve of West Africa being declared free of Ebola virus transmission, top United Nations officials today highlighted the “extraordinary” global cooperation mustered to tackle an epidemic that killed over 11,300 people…
West Africa declared free of Ebola transmission, but UN health agency warns new flare-ups possible
The UN’s health agency today declared the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia, announcing that all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa, but the job is not yet over. With…
Sierra Leone reports new Ebola case; UN health agency stresses risk of more flare-ups
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone, reflecting the ongoing risk of new flare-ups of the virus in affected countries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today, just hours after…
From asthma to Zika, UN tackles links between environment and health
The list of health conditions that can be linked to environmental pollution and degradation is long and growing, including skin cancer, lung cancer, asthma, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, malaria, Ebola and Zika…
UN confirms Sierra Leone’s Ebola flare-up is over, but cautions more are possible
The latest flare-up of Ebola in Sierra Leone is over, the United Nations health agency today reported, but cautioned that the West African region remains at risk and should remain on alert. “Today marks another milestone in…
UN health agency sends specialists to help contain Ebola flare-up in Guinea
The United Nations health agency has dispatched a team of specialists to Guinea after 2 new cases of Ebola were confirmed yesterday, the first re-emergence of the deadly virus in the Western African country since its original…
UN declares Ebola public health emergency over; urges 'high vigilance' against flare-ups
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said West Africa's Ebola outbreak no longer constitutes an international public health threat, declaring the 20-month global emergency response over but stressing that…
Ebola: UN health agency reports new case in Liberia, as experimental vaccine used in Guinea
Lab results confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus in Liberia, the United Nations health agency today announced, while an experimental vaccine against the virus is being used in parts of Guinea to contain the latest flare-up…
FEATURE: UN uses virtual reality to inspire humanitarian empathy
It is one thing to say that you understand someone's pain and worries, but quite another to experience them. From living in a refugee tent to facing the Ebola epidemic, the United Nations is using virtual reality to create…
FEATURE: Speaking with UN peacekeepers in Liberia, South Sudan and Central African Republic
Dr. Catherine Buzmion-Cheong, a United Nations peacekeeper, was working in Liberia when the first case of Ebola was confirmed in the West African nation. “The Ebola epidemic was unprecedented,” Dr. Buzmion-Cheong told the UN…