Ebola

China mobilizes to combat coronavirusChina mobilizes to combat coronavirus

China mobilizes to combat coronavirus

Since a new strain of pneumonia-causing virus hit China in late December, there has been a massive response by the…

January 28, 2020
Election in the Congo:  Rearranging who controls whatElection in the Congo:  Rearranging who controls what

Election in the Congo: Rearranging who controls what

In his speech accepting the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege said, “I am part of one of…

January 7, 2019
Why Cuba is withdrawing its medical brigade from BrazilWhy Cuba is withdrawing its medical brigade from Brazil

Why Cuba is withdrawing its medical brigade from Brazil

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health has issued a statement explaining the circumstances under which it is withdrawing the Cuban…

November 19, 2018
Cuba no continuará participando en el Programa Más Médicos en BrasilCuba no continuará participando en el Programa Más Médicos en Brasil

Cuba no continuará participando en el Programa Más Médicos en Brasil

El Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba emitió un comunicado en el que explica las circunstancias bajo las cuales retira…

November 19, 2018
Ebola cases reappear in Liberia, GuineaEbola cases reappear in Liberia, Guinea

Ebola cases reappear in Liberia, Guinea

Regional and international health officials emphasize that the Ebola virus disease crisis is not over, as three new cases have…

December 2, 2015
Trial of Ebola vaccine seen as promisingTrial of Ebola vaccine seen as promising

Trial of Ebola vaccine seen as promising

A recent trial of a vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus disease has taken place in the West African state…

August 5, 2015
Ebola Virus Disease not yet defeated in West AfricaEbola Virus Disease not yet defeated in West Africa

Ebola Virus Disease not yet defeated in West Africa

Even though the three states where the Ebola Virus Disease struck last year have been declared free of the epidemic,…

July 26, 2015
Despite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continuesDespite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continues

Despite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continues

African leaders, health care professionals, international humanitarian organizations and others have praised the work battling the latest and most deadly…

March 7, 2015
The IMF and debt worsen the Ebola epidemicThe IMF and debt worsen the Ebola epidemic

The IMF and debt worsen the Ebola epidemic

By Jérôme Duval Member of the Citizen’s Debt Audit Platform Publico, Feb. 1 Although the International Monetary Fund claims it…

February 6, 2015
Despite decline in Ebola cases, global attention neededDespite decline in Ebola cases, global attention needed

Despite decline in Ebola cases, global attention needed

World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan reports that the number of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases are rapidly declining.…

January 26, 2015