Liberia lifts Ebola curfew, reopens borders

Liberia lifts Ebola curfew, reopens borders

(VOVworld) – Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the lifting of a nationwide Ebola curfew put in place last August and the re-opening of borders, thanks to the...
UN: Ebola could be put down

UN: Ebola could be put down

(VOVworld) – The new Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said Saturday that halting the spread of the deadly Ebola virus is a...
WHO warns Ebola deaths rise

WHO warns Ebola deaths rise

(VOVworld) – The World Health Organization reports that the number of Ebola deaths have climbed to 5,420 out of nearly 15,145 infected cases since late December, 2013 until now
2nd Ebola fatality in US

2nd Ebola fatality in US

(VOVworld) - A US doctor who spent time treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone died from the virus on Monday
WHO: Ebola deaths exceed 5000

WHO: Ebola deaths exceed 5000

(VOVworld) – The world has recorded 14,098 cases of Ebola virus infections with deaths surpassing 5000 by Sunday, the World Health Organization reported on Wednesday
Ebola patient in France in stable condition

Ebola patient in France in stable condition

(VOVworld) - French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said Monday that a UN worker being treated for Ebola in Paris was in stable condition. Speaking to France Inter radio, Touraine said the...
A long way to go to stop the Ebola epidemic

A long way to go to stop the Ebola epidemic

(VOVworld) – There is new hope in the fight against Ebola. Several West African countries have been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the first batches of experimental vaccines...
Ebola deaths reach 4500

Ebola deaths reach 4500

(VOVworld) – Approximately 4,500 people have died from the world's worst Ebola outbreak on record, and the situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is deteriorating, the World Health...
Vietnam steps up Ebola response

Vietnam steps up Ebola response

(VOVworld) – The Emergency Operation Centre of the Vietnamese Health Ministry held an emergency meeting this week to review Ebola preventative measures in Vietnam with experts from the World Health Organisation, the US Centre...
Preventing Ebola: not an easy task

Preventing Ebola: not an easy task

(VOVworld) - Since the first Ebola case was identified in Guinea in March, the epidemic has killed over 4,000 people in several countries. The rapid spread of the epidemic, for which there is...
World leaders attend UN meeting on Ebola

World leaders attend UN meeting on Ebola

(VOVworld) – The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is killing more than 200 people a day, two-thirds of them women and children despite valiant efforts by local governments and health workers...