U.S., E.U., U.N., World Bank Officials Call For Additional HCWs For Ebola Response In West Africa October 28, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on calls from several officials for more nations to dispatch additional health workers to West Africa to respond to Ebola. Associated Press: 5,000 Ebola health care workers needed in W. Africa “More than 5,000 additional health care workers are needed to fight Ebola in the three most…
International Community Steps Up Efforts Against Ebola October 28, 2014 News Summary Associated Press: International community ramps up Africa Ebola aid “…Accra, the capital of Ghana, has become the main staging area and headquarters for the U.N. Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, or UNMEER. The establishment in September of what the U.N. describes as its first-ever emergency health mission comes as international…
CDC Issues Guidance For Monitoring HCWs, Others Coming To U.S. From Ebola-Hit West African Nations October 28, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on new CDC guidelines for monitoring health care workers and others coming to the U.S. from Ebola-hit West African countries. Agence France-Presse: U.S. modifies Ebola guidelines after quarantine uproar “U.S. health authorities have issued new guidelines for health workers returning from Ebola-hit nations after a firestorm of…
U.S. Soldiers Isolated For Ebola Monitoring After West Africa Mission October 28, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the Pentagon’s decision to place American soldiers who served in West Africa under isolation at a U.S. military base in Italy to monitor them for Ebola. Foreign Policy: Will the Pentagon Split With the White House on Ebola Response? “As the federal government maintains that quarantines for…
News Outlets Examine Roles Of U.S. Congress, Ebola Coordinator In Epidemic Response October 28, 2014 News Summary News outlets examine the roles of Congress and the U.S. Ebola coordinator in responding to the Ebola epidemic. CQ News: Congress Has Thin Legislative Record on Combating Disease Outbreaks “Although Congress has publicly fretted over the threat of infectious disease pandemics, there have been few legislative attempts in the last…
Asia Prepares For Ebola After Disease Spread To U.S., Spain October 28, 2014 News Summary New York Times: As Ebola Spreads, Asia Senses Vulnerability “With hundreds of advanced infection-control hospital rooms left over from the fight against SARS, and with some medical professionals suggesting that the Ebola virus was inherently fragile and unlikely to spread in places with modern medical facilities, many doctors in Asia…
Australia Bans Visas For People From Ebola-Affected West African Countries October 28, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on Australia’s decision to issue a blanket ban on visas for people from Ebola-affected West African nations. Reuters: Australia issues blanket visa ban on Ebola-hit countries “Australia came under fire on Tuesday from health experts and rights advocates after it issued a blanket ban on visas from…
WHO Coordinating Monitoring Of 82 People Possibly Exposed To Ebola In Mali October 28, 2014 News Summary Reuters: WHO says 82 being monitored for Ebola in Mali “Health workers are monitoring 82 people who had contact with a toddler who died of Ebola in Mali last week, but no new cases of the disease have yet been reported, World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said on Tuesday…”…
Researchers Use Mobile Phone System To Check Food Security Among West Africans Affected By Ebola October 28, 2014 News Summary The Atlantic: A New Tool in Humanitarian Relief: Texting “Pandemics, like war, have a higher cost than their death toll. On top of the 5,000 lives that Ebola has claimed, there are other sorts of victims in the six West African countries the virus has reached. The emergency erodes trust…
Health Workers, Contact Tracers Face Challenges Containing Ebola In Liberia October 28, 2014 News Summary Newspapers publish articles on the impact of Ebola on Liberia, including the challenges facing health care workers and contact tracers. New York Times: Wish to Do More in Ebola Fight Meets Reality in Liberia “…Because of the limited time they can spend in the sick wards in their stifling protective suits,…