Eritrea worst than North Korea, communist China for a free press
On Tuesday, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released a report ranking the top ten countries with the least Freedom of Press. The list was topped by Eritrea. The other nine on the list included More...
35 sailors kidnapped for ransom as piracy returns to Gulf of Guinea
Petro-piracy in the West African Gulf of Guinea is on the rise although it is unlikely to reach the levels witnessed at the height of the crisis between 2011 and 2013, a leading global security risk analyst group More...
Where You Should NOT Travel For the Holidays
Being able to travel the world is one of the best benefits of being a free citizen. The world has many interesting places to visit. It can be inspiring and awesome to travel and visit some of the most iconic places 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...
WHO: Ebola outbreak in the west is ‘unlikely’
A major outbreak of Ebola in the US and elsewhere in the West is unlikely given the strong health systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. US federal health officials will appear before a congressional More...
Peace Corps, Samaritan’s Purse leaving West Africa because of ‘increasing spread of the Ebola virus’
The immensity of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has made some volunteer and humanitarian agencies decide to pull out of the “hot zone” countries of that area of Africa. Public More...
Ebola 2014: West Africa outbreak tops 1,000 cases, situation remains ‘serious’
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has hit a new “milestone” as the World Health Organization reports in an update today than the number of cases have exceeded 1,000. The global health More...
Ebola outbreak in West Africa: MSF says ‘We have reached our limits’
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, which saw it’s beginnings in February 2014, has grown and spread to become the largest and deadliest outbreak of the lethal virus since first seen in Zaire in 1976. More...
Spain issues health alert over suspected imported Ebola case
UPDATE 6/26/14: False Alarm In Spain: Ebola Test Negative In Suspected Case A patient demonstrating symptoms resembling that of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) during a flight from Morocco to Spain is currently hospitalized More...
Ebola deaths in West Africa now at 350
Just days after a senior official for Doctors Without Borders told news organizations that the West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was “out of control”, the World Health Organization (WHO) More...
Ebola outbreak update: New cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
Guinea Between 14 and 16 June 2014, a total of 7 new cases and 5 new deaths were reported from Gueckedou (4 cases and 5 deaths) and Boffa (3 cases and 0 deaths). This brings the cumulative number of cases and deaths More...
The Ebola cases keep coming: Additional cases reported in Guinea, Sierra Leone
WHO Global Alert and Response Guinea On 5 June 2014, a new district, Kouroussa, reported 1 new case and 1 death. This brings to date a total of 7 new cases nationwide (4 confirmed, 3 suspected), including 6 new More...
Ebola update: 11 new cases in Guinea, nine in Sierra Leone
WHO Global Alert and Response Between 2 and 3 June 2014, 11 new cases (8 confirmed, 1 probable and 2 suspected) and 3 new deaths were reported from Conakry (7 new cases and 1 death), Gueckedou (2 new cases and 1 More...
West Africa Ebola cases eclipse 400, MSF to set up treatment center in Sierra Leone
The number of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases reported in West Africa continues to climb with cases being reported in Boffa on Guinea’s coast to Telimele in Kindia region. New patients have also been registered More...
Ebola in West Africa. Is it the worst Ebola outbreak ever?
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, which saw it’s first cases appear in February 2014 in Guinea, the first time ever seen in west Africa, doesn’t appear to be close to ending as new cases are popping More...
Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak rises to 50
The number of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in Sierra Leone has jumped to 50 cases, up from 16 reported just two days ago, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update today. Photo/CDC 34 new cases (7 More...
Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak update
In a follow-up to the news that the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has spread to the west African country of Sierra Leone shows the number of cases have grown since the weekend. Image/Charles Humphrey According to the More...
Ebola Virus Disease reported from new area of Guinea
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has reared it’s head in a previously unaffected district in the western African Country of Guinea, according to the latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO) Saturday. Three More...
Guinea reports additional Ebola cases, ‘social mobilization’ key to improvements
In a World Health Organization (WHO) update Friday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea reports the confirmation of to additional Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases and one fatality since Tuesday. This brings the More...
Guinea Ebola death toll at 155
The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 231 clinical cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), including 155 deaths, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update today. There More...
