The Ebola virus rampaging in West Africa is spreading faster than expected and the World Health Organization fears worldwide disaster. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away. The death toll is rising fast and out of the 4,784 reported cases 2,400 have died says WHO director general Margaret Chan to reporters at the UN health agency's headquarters in Geneva. She also states that the figures … [Read more...]
Ebola Outbreak Stirs Anger in Liberia While American Doctor’s Condition Improves
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government has gone to great lengths to protect impoverished West African residents from the Ebola virus. However, Ebola has claimed more than 1000 lives in Liberia alone. The total death toll right now has surpassed 1900 victims. On September 6, a starving Ebola patient escaped from the ELWA hospital in Monrovia. Scared residents claimed that this was the fifth … [Read more...]
African Demand for Ebola Drug Grows While Liberia Lifts its Quarantine
The African demand for Ebola drug is growing. The newly tested drug has managed to completely heal monkeys in lab test. On Saturday, crowds of people celebrated in the street after the authorities reopened a pharmacy that was barricaded for roughly a week to contain the spread of the infection. Kindy Kobbah was expected to be released from the hospital after she survived the infection with … [Read more...]
Trial Ebola Drug Ready to be Offered by Japan
A Japanese company has been developing their own experimental drug for the Ebola virus, and Tokyo stands ready to offer this drug in the attempts of stemming the global tide of the deadly virus. Yoshihidie Suga, chief cabinet secretary stated on Monday that Japan is ready to provide the experimental drug (which is yet to be approved) and that the manufacturer is also prepared to cooperate with … [Read more...]
New Ebola Outbreak Discovered in Congo & British Victim is Flown Home
A new outbreak of the Ebola disease has been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, a British medical worker was just flown back from West Africa this Sunday. He is the first Briton to be infected with the Ebola virus during the epidemic. The identity of the Briton has not been disclosed, but the Department of Health declared that he is "not currently seriously unwell". The victim … [Read more...]
The Ebola Virus is Draining Budgets and Stealing Lives
We are undoubtedly facing the worst Ebola outbreak after. It has not only claimed approximately 1200 lives, but it is also draining the finances of affected governments. Sierra Leone is actually using treasury bills to fund the fight against this deadly virus, while companies stop operations at mining sites to protect their workers. At the moment, the World Bank and the African Development Bank … [Read more...]
“Plague Villages” Created in Liberia to Control Ebola Epidemic
The situation in Liberia is getting out of hand. Liberia was forced to quarantine several remote villages at the epicenter of the Ebola Virus in order to contain the virus. This "plague villages" are reminiscent of medieval Europe, where several cities were shut off from the outside world in order to prevent a deadly virus from spreading. The problem is that the "plague villages" are not … [Read more...]
The Ebola Outbreak Forces WHO to Declare Public Health Emergency
The modern world is facing one of the most severe Ebola virus outbreaks in history. Approximately 1000 casualties already reported in West Africa has forced the World Health Organization to declare international public health emergency Friday. This means that it demands an “extraordinary” response from officials. Since the regulations enforcing such alarms were adopted (in 2007), this is the third … [Read more...]
Drastic Increase in Ebola Mortality Expected in the Near Future
Experts looking into the recent Ebola outbreak in Western Africa say that although the death rates have not yet been extreme, we shouldn’t believe that it won’t prove virulent in the end. According to them, as the data is tallied up and once more victims succumb, it may just be that we’re terrified with the results. The World Health Organization released a new count of the victims: 1603 cases … [Read more...]
Liberian Borders Shut because of Ebola Outbreak
After the largest Ebola outbreak has caused countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to find new resources to deal with the issue, on Monday, Liberia announced that it will be closing its borders. At the same time, the government will be trying to convince citizens of the gravity of the crisis. The virus started out in Guinea and after five months since it first appeared, it has already … [Read more...]