Ebola Crisis (20)
Aid workers: Life and death in the time of Ebola
Written by Stuart Rintoul | The Australian
Alison Schafer is a trained psychologist working with the international humanitarian agency World Vision.
On January 12, she went to Sierra Leone from her home in Melbourne to work on the social, emotional and psychological effects of the Ebola epidemic, which during the past year has killed more than 10,250 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
29 Deaths, 1 Survivor: How Ebola Ravaged Liberian Household
Written by Stephen D. Kollie | All Africa
“Actually, when it started, we had the fear that it was Redemption Hospital. We felt that Redemption Hospital was not treated correctly and they were killing, so we sat in the house with the virus for one week and everything broke loose. We were waiting for Island clinic to open. So we in the house said that we will not go to Redemption until Island clinic can open”, Josephine Dolley, Ebola survivor
The recent outbreak of the Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has exposed the underbelly of many of Africa’s healthcare systems. They are often poorly funded, severely neglected and in some cases virtually nonexistent. The disease’s virulence has overwhelmed health systems that even before Ebola lacked basic equipment and facilities, medical staff and supporting infrastructure.
Doctors in Scotland confirm country's first Ebola case
Written by Doug Stanglin | USA Today
A health worker who just returned to Scotland from Sierra Leone has been diagnosed as the country's first Ebola case, Scottish authorities said Monday. The Scottish government said on its website that infectious-disease procedures have been put into effect, and the patient has been isolated and is being treated on the Gartnavel Hospital campus in Glasgow.
Liberia: Rejection By Hospitals Still Increasing Maternal Deaths
Written by Massa F. Kanneh | Yall Africa
Lovetta Kamara, 26, died last Saturday after she developed complications due to delay in receiving medical attention in Monrovia after delivery.
Sierra Leone President Makes Ebola Plea to Chiefs
Written by CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press
Sierra Leone's president implored the country's traditional leaders on Thursday to stop cultural practices that have been blamed for spreading Ebola, like burials that involve touching corpses.
Liberia: Sharing his experience fighting Ebola
Written by Andrea Miller
“People really doubted the fact that Ebola was real, until we heard about the first case in the hospital. I wasn’t one of those who doubted though. Because I am a student nurse, I had read about the Ebola virus before, how it was first discovered back in 1976.”
Radio Classroom: Bring Learning Back to the Ebola Zone
Written by Toni Collette | The Huffington Post
Fifteen-year-old Mada Karimu has not been to his school since it closed on July 18th. But he's still learning. All he needs is a notebook and a small radio, on which he listens to classes each day.
The Great Ebola Race: Fast-Track Vaccine Effort Hits Potholes -- Real Ones -- in Africa
Written by Makiko Kitamura | Bloomberg
Deep inside a drug manufacturing plant in an industrial district of suburban Rome, vials of Ebola vaccine sit in freezers, chilled to minus 70 degrees Celsius with the help of liquid nitrogen. Much warmer -- say, the temperature in outdated kerosene-fueled fridges in some West African villages -- risks destroying the drug.
Obama to tout progress on Ebola vaccine at NIH
Written by Sarah Ferris | The Hill
President Obama will speak at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Tuesday to tout progress on a much-needed Ebola vaccine that has shown promise in early trials.
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Ebola cases in Sierra Leone show sharp rise
Written by Lisa O'Carroll | The Guardian
Official figures show 111 new cases on Sunday, the highest daily rate since August, as UN warns numbers may be much higher
For Moment, the World Embraces the Cuba Model – and Slaps the Empire
Written by Glen Ford | Common Dreams
“For Cuba, service to oppressed and exploited peoples is a revolutionary act of the highest moral caliber.”
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