Nov 13 Watch News Wrap: Liberia lifts state of emergency By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Liberia’s president lifted a state of emergency that restricted citizen movement, citing progress against Ebola. More than half of the more than 5,000 people who have died from the disease have been from that country. Continue watching
Nov 13 Clinical trials of possible Ebola vaccine to start in West Africa By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A top U.S. health official says long-anticipated clinical trials of a possible Ebola vaccine will start soon in West Africa, as the global response to the outbreak took on added urgency with new cases in Mali and reports… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch In Sierra Leone village, Ebola aid appears ‘too little, too late’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 07 12 steps to safely bury Ebola victims By Larisa Epatko One of the devastating aspects of the Ebola virus is the hands-off, highly sanitized burial of those who have died from the disease to ward off its spread. After months of dispatching burial teams to handle the emotional duty, the… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch How U.S. ‘aggressive support’ for Ebola patients saves lives By PBS News Hour In West Africa, Ebola has claimed the lives of 50 percent of people infected. In the U.S., the recovery rate is substantially better. Judy Woodruff learns more from Dr. Bruce Ribner of Emory University about the public health and infrastructure… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Will Burkina Faso inspire more power shifts around Africa? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Washington watching political turmoil for ally Burkina Faso – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 31 Is Burkina Faso sub-Saharan Africa’s version of the Arab Spring? By Larisa Epatko Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore stepped down Friday to massive celebrations after his failed attempts to extend his 27-year reign. Hard economic times and youth unemployment were factors in his overthrow, but the upheaval doesn’t mark the beginning of Africa’s… Continue reading
Oct 31 The other Ebola scare: the rising cost of chocolate By Santi Falcone With Ebola inducing fears about West Africa's cocoa supply, truffle maker Santi Falcone is paying agribusiness giant Cargill more than he ever has for chocolate. And because he just signed a one-year contract, the pinch Falcone is feeling won't let… Continue reading
Oct 31 Soldiers and civilians face different Ebola protocols By Jim Kuhnhenn, Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. soldier returning from an Ebola response mission in West Africa would have to spend 21 days being monitored, isolated in a military facility away from family and the broader population. A returning civilian doctor or nurse… Continue reading