Ebola Response In Africa
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New Ebola Vaccine Safe, Stimulates Strong Immune Response
- Thursday November 19, 2015
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
- Thursday June 4, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
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WHO Asks Independent Panel to Assess its Ebola Response
- Tuesday March 10, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The World Health Organization (WHO), criticised as being slow and poorly coordinated in its response to West Africa's Ebola outbreak, has commissioned an independent expert panel to asses its handling of the deadly epidemic.
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IMF Policies Hindered Ebola Response, Say Researchers
- Tuesday December 30, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Professors from three British universities say economic policies favoring debt repayment over social spending contributed to the Ebola crisis by hampering health care in three worst-hit West African countries.
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International Monetary Fund Policies Criticised Over Ebola Outbreak
- Monday December 22, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by Ebola underfunded and lacking doctors, and hampered a coordinated response to the outbreak, researchers said on Monday.
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'We Were Slow': WHO Admits Mistakes in Ebola Response
- Wednesday December 10, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The head of the World Health Organization conceded today that the UN body was slow to respond to the outbreak of Ebola that has now killed more than 6,300 people in west Africa.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Quarantine Moves Hurting Ebola Response in Africa: Harvard
- Wednesday November 26, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Moves by some US states to isolate medical workers returning from fighting Ebola in West Africa could worsen the global health crisis by discouraging badly needed new volunteers, according to health experts at Harvard University.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Approves 21-Day Ebola Quarantine for US Troops
- Wednesday October 29, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved a recommendation by military leaders that all US troops returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa be kept in supervised isolation for 21 days.
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UK Charities Group Launches Appeal for Ebola, First for a Disease
- Wednesday October 29, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Britain's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched an appeal to raise funds for the Ebola outbreak in west Africa on Wednesday, the first time the charities group has sought to raise money in response to a disease.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Isolates Troops, Australia Imposes Visa Ban on Ebola-hit West Africa States
- Tuesday October 28, 2014
- World News | Reuters
The US military has started isolating soldiers returning from an Ebola response mission in West Africa and Australia became the first rich nation to impose a visa ban on the affected countries amid global anxiety about the spread of the virus.
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EU Names Coordinator to Step up Response to Ebola
- Friday October 24, 2014
- World News | Reuters
The European Union appointed a coordinator on Thursday to lead its drive to fight Ebola in West Africa following criticism that European efforts so far to contain the world's worst recorded outbreak of the disease have been inadequate.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Cautiously Optimistic After No New Ebola Cases in 5 Days
- Monday October 20, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
With no new Ebola cases in five days, US authorities were cautious but hopeful Monday that the virus has been contained in the United States after a flawed response revealed shortcomings in the system.
- www.ndtv.com
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African Union Seeks India's Support on Ebola
- Saturday October 18, 2014
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a bid to fight the rapid spread of the Ebola virus disease, the African Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA), a team formed for emergency response on Ebola that is under the African Union Commission (AUC) Social Affairs, has urged the Indian government to lend support with medical human resources.
- www.ndtv.com
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We Botched Response to the Ebola Outbreak, Says UN
- Friday October 17, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
The World Health Organization has admitted that it botched attempts to stop the now-spiraling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, blaming factors including incompetent staff and a lack of information.
- www.ndtv.com
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Obama Authorizes Guard, Reserve Call-up for Ebola
- Friday October 17, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
President Barack Obama is authorizing the Pentagon to call up reserve and National Guard troops if they are needed to assist in the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Ebola Vaccine Safe, Stimulates Strong Immune Response
- Thursday November 19, 2015
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.
- www.ndtv.com
-
After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
- Thursday June 4, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
- www.ndtv.com
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WHO Asks Independent Panel to Assess its Ebola Response
- Tuesday March 10, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The World Health Organization (WHO), criticised as being slow and poorly coordinated in its response to West Africa's Ebola outbreak, has commissioned an independent expert panel to asses its handling of the deadly epidemic.
- www.ndtv.com
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IMF Policies Hindered Ebola Response, Say Researchers
- Tuesday December 30, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Professors from three British universities say economic policies favoring debt repayment over social spending contributed to the Ebola crisis by hampering health care in three worst-hit West African countries.
- www.ndtv.com
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International Monetary Fund Policies Criticised Over Ebola Outbreak
- Monday December 22, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by Ebola underfunded and lacking doctors, and hampered a coordinated response to the outbreak, researchers said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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'We Were Slow': WHO Admits Mistakes in Ebola Response
- Wednesday December 10, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The head of the World Health Organization conceded today that the UN body was slow to respond to the outbreak of Ebola that has now killed more than 6,300 people in west Africa.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Quarantine Moves Hurting Ebola Response in Africa: Harvard
- Wednesday November 26, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Moves by some US states to isolate medical workers returning from fighting Ebola in West Africa could worsen the global health crisis by discouraging badly needed new volunteers, according to health experts at Harvard University.
- www.ndtv.com
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Approves 21-Day Ebola Quarantine for US Troops
- Wednesday October 29, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved a recommendation by military leaders that all US troops returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa be kept in supervised isolation for 21 days.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK Charities Group Launches Appeal for Ebola, First for a Disease
- Wednesday October 29, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Britain's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched an appeal to raise funds for the Ebola outbreak in west Africa on Wednesday, the first time the charities group has sought to raise money in response to a disease.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Isolates Troops, Australia Imposes Visa Ban on Ebola-hit West Africa States
- Tuesday October 28, 2014
- World News | Reuters
The US military has started isolating soldiers returning from an Ebola response mission in West Africa and Australia became the first rich nation to impose a visa ban on the affected countries amid global anxiety about the spread of the virus.
- www.ndtv.com
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EU Names Coordinator to Step up Response to Ebola
- Friday October 24, 2014
- World News | Reuters
The European Union appointed a coordinator on Thursday to lead its drive to fight Ebola in West Africa following criticism that European efforts so far to contain the world's worst recorded outbreak of the disease have been inadequate.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Cautiously Optimistic After No New Ebola Cases in 5 Days
- Monday October 20, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
With no new Ebola cases in five days, US authorities were cautious but hopeful Monday that the virus has been contained in the United States after a flawed response revealed shortcomings in the system.
- www.ndtv.com
-
African Union Seeks India's Support on Ebola
- Saturday October 18, 2014
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a bid to fight the rapid spread of the Ebola virus disease, the African Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA), a team formed for emergency response on Ebola that is under the African Union Commission (AUC) Social Affairs, has urged the Indian government to lend support with medical human resources.
- www.ndtv.com
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We Botched Response to the Ebola Outbreak, Says UN
- Friday October 17, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
The World Health Organization has admitted that it botched attempts to stop the now-spiraling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, blaming factors including incompetent staff and a lack of information.
- www.ndtv.com
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Obama Authorizes Guard, Reserve Call-up for Ebola
- Friday October 17, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
President Barack Obama is authorizing the Pentagon to call up reserve and National Guard troops if they are needed to assist in the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
- www.ndtv.com