Thousands of children orphaned by Ebola: UNICEF
At least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have lost one or both parents to Ebola since the start of the outbreak in West Africa, according to preliminary UNICEF estimates, and many are being rejected by their surviving relatives for...
Head of new UN Ebola emergency response mission arrives in Ghana

On the eve of his departure for Ghana to begin work at the helm of the UN's new Mission for Ebola...
Researchers suspect broad-spectrum versions change makeup of microbes in gut.
Study found that feelings tied to a loved one's visits remain, even if patient soon fails to recall the event.
These methods are more reliable than condoms, birth control pills, experts say.
NIH to admit patient exposed to Ebola virus for observation
NIH expects to admit a patient who has been exposed to the Ebola virus to its Clinical Center in the coming days. The patient is an American physician who was volunteering services in an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone.
WBG Approves US$750,000 to prevent Ebola in Guinea-Bissau
The World Bank has approved financing to the Government of Guinea–Bissau for a health contingency plan that would help prevent the spread of the Ebola virus to the country. Although it has no recorded cases of Ebola to date, the new funding of US$750,...
“The EU is fully engaged in the fight against Ebola”
This is a global crisis which concerns all of us. It is a tragic reminder that we must never let down our guard. We pay the price of complacency with human suffering and loss of life.
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