The death toll due to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has reached 1,550 according to the World Health Organization, with most cases being recorded in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Tag: West Africa
OFWs in West Africa protest against mandatory repatriation
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.
Philippines readies repatriation of Filipinos from Ebola-hit West African states
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will be pulling out its citizens in West African states affected by the dreaded Ebola virus, including hundreds of soldiers supporting United Nations peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Golan Heights. “We are preparing for the implementation of mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in view of the threat posed by EVD,” Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said in a statement on Monday. On Saturday, the Department […]
U.S. aid workers who survived Ebola leave Atlanta hospital
(Reuters) – Appearing thin but smiling, a Texas doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said on Thursday he was “thrilled to be alive” as doctors declared him virus-free and safe for release. Dr. Kent Brantly’s release came two days after a second U.S. missionary, Nancy Writebol, was quietly allowed to leave Emory University Hospital, where both had been treated after contracting the […]
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 […]
WHO considering the use of experimental treatment against Ebola
The World Health Organization is considering the use of experimental treatment to control the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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.
As Ebola stalks West Africa, medics fight mistrust, hostility
By Saliou Samb and Adam Bailes CONAKRY Guinea/KENEMA Sierra Leone Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:36am EDT (Reuters) – Governments and health agencies trying to contain the world’s deadliest ever Ebola epidemic in West Africa fear the contagion could be worse than reported because suspicious locals are chasing away health workers and shunning treatment. From Guinea, where the four-month-old outbreak claimed the first of more than 500 lives, to Sierra Leone, scores of patients are hiding […]
