They said the problems reflect growing caution by regulators and transport companies about handling Ebola as well as the limited resources of West African countries, which are struggling to help thousands of infected citizens
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The emergency summit, which will also be attended by representatives of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation, will seek greater international support and collaboration for the containment of the Ebola outbreak
This is the 9th edition of the awards, which became an African prize last year, with a commemorative ceremony hosted by the President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja
Pham, 26, had cared for an infected Ebola patient in Dallas. She was treated at the Bethesda, Md., facility, which has a special unit for patients who need advanced isolation and extended stays
Abubakar said the feat would change the negative perception of the country by the outside world
Reacting through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President dedicated the certification to patriotic health workers, volunteers and ordinary Nigerians who supported government to defeat the virus
The outbreak has killed more than 4,500 people in West Africa, mostly in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone
The Governor, Babatunde Fashola, made the announcement in Ikeja while speaking at a programme to commemorate the 2,700 Days of his administration in office
“At that point, the man went far from me,” he said. “He did not want to come close to me. People, once they know you are Liberian — people assume you have the virus in your body, which is not the case.”
Airports operator Aena and Air France said in separate statements that a passenger on Air France 1300 from Nigeria, via the French capital, had started shaking during the flight.
Meanwhile, the UN’s Ebola mission chief says the world is falling behind in the race to contain the virus
ierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea have been hardest hit by the outbreak.
There have been 8,914 cases overall, including the fatal cases, and the WHO says it expects this number to top 9,000 by the end of the week
The Health Workers’ Association said it wanted government to pay members a higher risk fee and reinstate two of its officials who were sacked from their jobs after calling a two-week strike in February
If confirmed, this is the first known transmission of Ebola on US soil
Reports said the deceased, identified Gokum Bala, who was said to be an indigene of Wase Local Government Area, but resident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was rumoured to have died on Friday night of the EVD, while on his way to his village.
A statement by the hospital said that the researcher was the first patient to be flown to Germany for Ebola treatment since the outbreak of the disease
In the report released on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, WHO said that the casualties from the scourge in Liberia was more than half of 3,431 total deaths so far recorded from 7,470 cases of the disease
The man is thought to have contracted the virus in Liberia before travelling to the US nearly two weeks ago
Two of the five countries affected by the world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak are managing to halt the spread of the disease, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
Cameroon and Ivory Coast were handed the right to hold future African Nations Cup finals as CAF sprung a surprise on Saturday and also named Guinea to host the continental showpiece.