Overseas Filipino workers in three countries in west Africa protests against the mandatory repatriation when the Department of Foreign Affairs raised to Alert Level 4 the situation in the said region due to the Ebola outbreak.
Tag: Ebola outbreak
Ebola-hit countries must stop people with virus symptoms from traveling — WHO
GENEVA, Aug. 19 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged the authorities in countries affected by the Ebola outbreak to screen people departing at international airports, seaports and major border crossing and stop those with symptoms of the virus from leaving. “Affected countries are requested to conduct exit screening of all persons at international airports, seaports and major land crossings, for unexplained febrile illness consistent with potential Ebola infection. Any person with […]
West Africa Ebola toll passes 1,200, quarantine victims to get food – WHO
(Reuters) – Cases in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, reporting the toll in four countries including Nigeria. The WHO said it was working with the U.N.’s World Food Programme (WFP) to ensure food delivery to 1 million people living in Ebola quarantine zones in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “Food has been delivered to hospitalized patients and people under […]
Philippines stop sending OFWs to West Africa
Due to Ebola outbreak, the Philippines has stopped sending overseas Filipino workers to West Africa to prevent the spread of said virus in the country. Negative pressure isolation rooms have also been prepared to quarantine those who are deemed Ebola virus carriers.
OFWs in Sierra Leone and Liberia, prepared for Ebola outbreak
Overseas Filipino workers in Sierra Leone and Liberia are exercising extreme caution as cases of Ebola outbreak continue to increase.
Fear, cash shortages hinder fight against Ebola outbreak
BY KWASI KPODO (Reuters) – West African states lack the resources to battle the world’s worst outbreak of Ebola and deep cultural suspicions about the disease remain a big obstacle to halting its spread, ministers said on Wednesday. The outbreak has killed 467 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since February, making it the largest and deadliest ever, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). West African health ministers meeting in Ghana to […]
