Oct 10 Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 By Justin Scuiletti The death toll in West Africa's Ebola outbreak has now surpassed the 4,000 mark, according to the World Health organization. Continue reading
Oct 08 Ebola outbreak could cost West African countries more than $32 billion By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The economic impact of the Ebola epidemic could reach $32.6 billion by the end of next year if the disease ravaging Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone spreads to neighboring countries in West Africa, the World Bank Group said… 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 18 Sierra Leone prepares for three-day shutdown to slow spread of Ebola virus By Ashira Morris The entire country of Sierra Leone will shut down for three days in an attempt to slow down the Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 16 Child deaths decline globally, with more children living to age 5, UNICEF report finds By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More of the world's children are surviving to their fifth birthday, but 6.3 million still died last year, mostly from preventable causes, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 12 Cuba pledges 165 healthcare workers to combat Ebola outbreak By Jaywon Choe An overtaxed international response to the Ebola outbreak will receive some much needed help. Cuba has agreed to send 165 healthcare workers to the region, the largest detachment of foreign doctors and nurses committed thus far. They are expected to… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch The world is ‘losing the battle’ to contain Ebola, health official warns By PBS News Hour A public health official warned that “the window is closing” to keep the growing Ebola outbreak in West Africa from spreading to other regions. Meanwhile, another American doctor in Monrovia, Liberia, was reported to have tested positive for the virus. Continue watching
Sep 02 A third American reportedly infected with Ebola By Joshua Barajas The National Institutes of Health will begin testing an experimental Ebola vaccine on an initial 20 adult humans this week, as the lethal virus’ reach “continues to accelerate” in West Africa. Continue reading
Aug 28 Ebola outbreak could affect 20,000 people before it’s over By Ayan Sheikh, Sarah McHaney Controlling the epidemic could cost $490 million and will need the help of thousands of local health workers and hundreds of international experts. Continue reading