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Ebola survivors crucial to containing the epidemic

Written on December 10, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Science News, World News.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of Ebola survivors with little to no risk of re-infection are critical to controlling the epidemic and training them has the potential to save thousands of lives and decrease the spread of the virus, experts said on Wednesday. Survivors have developed immunity and are effectively the only people in the world protected from the virus, which could allow them to care for the sick without risking...

Why we need to tackle Malaria and Ebola together

Written on December 10, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Science News.

Mass drug treatment for malaria is a key step towards preventing a rise in the mosquito-borne disease in Ebola-stricken countries and to ease the burden on medical staff, a leading disease control expert said on Tuesday. Sierra Leone began a campaign on Friday to protect 2.4 million people – nearly half its population – from malaria, reducing pressure on health services from people visiting clinics wrongly fearing they have Ebola. “It is a good...

250 Ebola volunteers to be trained by Nigerian Government

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Government News, Treatments, World News.

Premium Times The Federal Ministry of Health has begun to the train volunteers to be sent to help contain the Ebola Virus in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The Secretary of FMoH, Linus Awute, made the disclosure at the opening of The Ebola Containment Training in Lagos on Monday. Mr. Awute, represented by Abdulsalami Nasidi, Director, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said that there were 504 volunteers. Mr. Nasidi said the first batch...

The Dark Side of Cuba’s Ebola Economy

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Government News, Treatments, World News.

The communist government’s medical missionaries win praise for the regime, but they are victims, too. If you ask most people what Cuba is famous for they probably will name two things: rum and cigars. But if you ask leftists what Cuba is famous for they will usually say something altogether different: healthcare and education.Despite all the government oppression and poverty and the endless speeches by el líder maximo and his sibling, the Cuban...

The Truth about Ebola and Air Travel

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Business News, Travel, World News.

You have likely read or heard about the first confirmed case of Ebola in the United States. A man who traveled from Liberia to Dallas via Brussels has been diagnosed with the virus and is in quarantine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the patient “did not have symptoms when leaving West Africa, but developed symptoms approximately four days after arriving in the U.S. on Sept. 20.” Should you be concerned to take...

Liberians Urged to Travel Last Mile to Beat Ebola

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Government News, Health News.

Liberia’s president is urging her countrymen to travel the “very difficult last mile” to rid remote areas of Ebola. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set the goal of stopping Ebola transmission by the end of the year, a target that appears unrealistic but may be useful as a way to ensure people don’t get complacent as infection rates stabilize in Liberia. There are concerns that, as the disease retreats, lax hygiene practices...

IBM, Scripps Want To Enlist Your Smartphone In Fight Against Ebola

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Business News, Science News.

IBM has partnered with the Scripps Research Institute in a project that will allow consumers to donate processing power from their Android smartphones and Windows PCs and tablets to power a computing framework researchers are using in the fight against Ebola. To join the effort, dubbed “Outsmart Ebola Together,” individuals simply need to download a free app that connects them to IBM’s World Community Grid, which can rope together hundreds of...

Sierra Leone Doctors protest after 10 colleagues die from Ebola

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Science News, World News.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Junior doctors in Sierra Leone went on strike Monday to demand better treatment for health workers who become infected withEbola, a health official said. The association representing junior doctors asked the government to make sure life-saving equipment, like dialysis machines, is available to treat infected doctors. The government has promised that a special treatment unit for health care workers will open...

Liberia no longer top of Ebola list, Sierra Leone ‘Out of control’

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Government News, Health News, World News.

Sierra Leone is struggling to contain the deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak. Sierra Leone has overtaken neighbouring Liberia as the country with the highest number of Ebola cases, the latest World Health Organization figures suggest. Its latest estimate of the cumulative number of cases since the start of the outbreak in March now stands at 7,780 in Sierra Leone and 7,719 in Liberia. In Guinea, the figure is 2,283. The virus has killed more than 6,300...

U.S. Dept of Health gives immunity to Ebola Vaccine manufacturers

Written on December 9, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Business News, Health News, Science News, World News.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday offered liability protections to drugmakers rushing to develop Ebola vaccines and urged other countries to follow suit. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell made the announcement as part of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act in a move aimed at encouraging the development and availability of experimental Ebola vaccines. The...