Ebola Flare-Up Is Over in Sierra Leone: WHO
The latest flare-up of Ebola in Sierra Leone is over, the United Nations health agency reported Thursday. But it cautioned that the West African region remains at risk and should…
United Nations – Year in Review 2015
As the year draws to a close, the United Nations (UN) has released a video that chronicles the important events of the year 2015. According to the UN, it was…
Ebola Virus Transmission Stops in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Saturday that Ebola virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone. Forty-two days, that is two Ebola virus incubation cycles, have now passed since…
Clinical Trial of Ebola Vaccine Regimen in Sierra Leone
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced Friday the start of a safety and immunogenicity clinical trial in Sierra Leone of a preventive Ebola vaccine regimen in development at its Janssen…
Panasonic Solar Lanterns for Ebola Affected Regions
Panasonic Corporation says it has donated 3,000 solar lanterns to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for use in Ebola affected regions. These lanterns have started to be distributed in 3…
Lessons from Ebola for the World’s Health Systems
Health systems throughout the developing world need to be strengthened to prevent another Ebola-style outbreak, or worse, warns Save the Children in its new report “A Wake Up Call: Lessons…