Sep 30 Speeches of U.N. General Assembly 2014 focus on terrorism, Ebola fight By Larisa Epatko Heads of state from more than 120 countries met Sept. 24-30 at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City to discuss climate change, the needs of Syrian refugees and the unprecedented spread of the Ebola virus. You can view… Continue reading
Sep 30 CDC confirms first case of Ebola in United States By Adelyn Baxter, News Desk The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first diagnosed U.S. case of the Ebola virus Tuesday, the Associated Press is reporting. Continue reading
Sep 27 Amid Ebola crisis, Liberian immigrants allowed to stay in U.S. By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Liberian immigrants living in the United States without a visa won't be sent back to the epicenter of Ebola crisis in West Africa for at least another two years, the Obama administration said Friday. Continue reading
Sep 26 IMF approves $130 million for Ebola stricken countries By Associated Press The International Monetary Fund has approved $130 million in emergency aid to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help these West African countries respond to the Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch World leaders focus on Ebola threat and support at U.N. - Part 1 By PBS News Hour President Obama warned fellow heads of state at the U.N. not to stand by without offering aid as the Ebola outbreak grows in West Africa. The World Health Organization increased the current death toll to more than 2,900 and reported… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch More hands-on help needed on front lines of Ebola outbreak - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Dr. Joanne Liu, president of Doctors Without Borders, says that in addition to getting military aid to help set up more Ebola isolation centers, the infected West African nations really need more support from volunteers who can staff new facilities. Continue watching
Sep 25 Obama: 'We are not moving fast enough' on Ebola By Larisa Epatko Despite the recent ratcheting up of efforts to contain Ebola in West Africa, "we are not moving fast enough," said President Barack Obama on Thursday at the United Nations. "It’s a marathon, but you have to run it like a… Continue reading
Sep 23 CDC: Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million by January. How likely is that? By Jason Kane The CDC arrived at this "worst case" number through its new modeling tool that will allow governments and nonprofit groups to estimate the trajectory of the disease and predict the impact of prevention and treatment strategies. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch What's the worst-case scenario if Ebola can't be slowed? By PBS News Hour In Liberia, the total number of cases of the Ebola virus is being doubled about every three weeks. Dr. Kevin De Cock, the director of the CDC Center for Global Health, says that unless the outbreak is slowed down, there… Continue watching