Reports from a recent census in the Democratic Republic of Congo reveals that over 440 people have been infected with the Ebola virus, 255 of…
WHO declares Guinea Ebola Free
Guinea has been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (WHO); two years after the epidemic began there. The disease killed more than…
West Africa Ebola Survivors Share Life-Saving Tips Via Mobile App
CONAKRY, Guinea – #ISurvivedEbola (http://www.isurvivedebola.org), the groundbreaking West African multimedia campaign, has launched a new, interactive mobile app that allows Ebola survivors to connect with…
Help for Ebola Victims
My name is Dr. Kent Brantly and I’ve come to be known as the first Ebola patient to be treated in the United States —…
Nigerian girl barred from Connecticut school amid Ebola fear
The family of a third-grader in Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against Milford Public Schools, saying their daughter was banned from school for 21 days…
EBOLA: Fear, Panic, Confusion
A 63-year-old man died during a flight from Nigeria to New York’s JFK after vomiting profusely – but it was only a ‘cursory’ exam by…
Animation to Battle Ebola
Nashville, Tennessee – United Methodist Communications collaborated with Chocolate Moose Media and iHeed to create an animation for West Africa that dispels myths about how…
Physician claims “Ewedu” can cure Ebola
A consultant at the Lagos University Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Professor Adebukola Ositelu, has said Ewedu which is known in English as the Long-Fruited vegetable, is…
Ebola Fear Leads to Travel Restrictions
Concerns over Ebola are prompting a growing number of African countries to tamp down on travel; a move the World Health Organization says could worsen…