Fathom Events, Samaritan Purse adds ‘Facing Darkness’ encore screening for April 10
FACING DARKNESS is a new documentary that tells the story of how Samaritan’s Purse raced against time to rescue two of their own team stricken with the deadly Ebola virus. The one-night cinema event also includes More...
Ebola ‘flare-up’: Last patients discharged, 42-day clock has begun
Liberia’s and Guinea’s last known Ebola patients in a latest flare-up of the disease that hit both countries have now been discharged. All remaining contacts of confirmed cases that were placed under a 3-week More...
Ebola screening expected to increase at airports as Ashoka Mukpo back in US
Another American patient with Ebola arrived in the United States on Monday, reminding the nation that the virus killing thousands of people in West Africa will likely continue crossing U.S. borders. Ashoka Mukpo, More...
Darryl Williams to lead 3,000 troops in ‘War on Ebola,’ Lamar Alexander compares it to ISIS
President Obama has announced the new plan to combat Ebola with troops deployed to Liberia, Africa to set up a command center and oversee 3,000 troops to assist with training new health workers and setting up new More...
Four AG Pastors die from Ebola while serving in Liberia
While the Ebola outbreak continues in Africa, four Assemblies of God pastors have reportedly also passed away after contracting the Ebola virus. Image/CDC According to AG World Missions in a Sept. 4 statement, More...
Nigerian community protests Ebola quarantine center, another center attacked
Citizens from the Down Quarters area of Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday over the proposed location of an Ebola quarantine center within the community. This comes More...
Nurses Play a Vital Role During Dangerous Outbreaks
The recent Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,200 people in West Africa, making it the region’s deadliest battle with Ebola since the virus was discovered in 1976. In the trenches, nurses not only treat patients More...
Samaritan’s Purse doctor, Kent Brantly, stable after Ebola virus infection
Dr Brantly, working in Liberia, has tested positive for Ebola photo/Samaritan’s Purse A spokeswoman for an Samaritan’s Purse says the American doctor who contracted Ebola is receiving intensive More...
Ebola outbreak: WHO calls on border countries to prepare, trade and travel restrictions would make matters worse
The World Health Organization (WHO), in a grim warning to the neighboring countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, says to prepare for the arrival of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), as the virus had the potential More...
Ebola Virus Disease: No travel or trade restrictions for Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that it does not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied to Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone based on the current information available for this More...
Liberia: Two test positive for Ebola
The Liberian Ministry of Health has reported that at least two people have been confirmed positive for Ebola, according to an update Sunday. Image/CIA Health officials say as of 29 March, seven clinical samples, More...
Ebola: Three deaths in Liberia
UPDATE: Liberia backtracks on Ebola statement The Ebola outbreak that began in the forested areas of south eastern Guinea has spread to neighboring Liberia, according to a report in the Daily Observer Tuesday. Image/CIA In More...
Ebola confirmed as cause of deadly outbreak in Guinea
In a follow-up to a report earlier this week of a “mystery disease” in the west African nation of Guinea is a mystery no more- the country has confirmed the etiologic agent causing the hemorrhagic fever More...
