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
Sep 22 Watch How Nigeria has succeeded in containing Ebola By PBS News Hour The Ebola virus has so far killed more than 2,800 people in West Africa, with the majority of deaths in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. But nearby Nigeria has been able to spread its message about the disease -- what… Continue watching
Sep 22 Reporter's Notebook: Covering Ebola in Nigeria while navigating corruption By Fred de Sam Lazaro The story of Ebola in Nigeria is an unusual and frankly rare one about things going right somewhere in Africa, albeit with fingers crossed for fear that it could quickly change. The numbers are remarkable: just 21 cases of Ebola… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch News Wrap: Rice says U.S. ready for Syria airstrikes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced that the U.S. is ready to start airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, but did not indicate when they would begin. France conducted its first strike against the… Continue watching