U.S. House Appropriators Approve Ebola Funding With Restriction; Top Republican On Senate Armed Services Committee Withholding Approval September 25, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on congressional action to approve funding for U.S. Ebola efforts. Associated Press: Inhofe demands details before OK-ing Ebola funding “The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is holding up money to fight Ebola until the Obama administration provides details on how the military would protect…
Former Ambassador To India To Coordinate U.S. Ebola Efforts In West Africa September 25, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Former ambassador to India to lead U.S. Ebola effort in Africa “The State Department on Wednesday named Nancy Powell, the former U.S. ambassador to India, to coordinate Washington’s response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa…” (Wroughton, 8/25).
U.S. DoD Official Discusses Issues Surrounding Ebola With Scientific American September 25, 2014 News Summary Scientific American: U.S. Department of Defense Health Official Speaks Out on Ebola and Other Threats Scientific American blogger John Horgan interviews Rohit Chitale of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC). “…Rohit is an infectious disease epidemiologist and had worked at the CDC and WHO before he came to the…
Ebola Death Toll Reaches Nearly 3,000, But Spread In Guinea Stabilizes, WHO Reports September 25, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the WHO’s announcement that the Ebola death toll has reached nearly 3,000, but the number of cases in Guinea appears to have stabilized. New York Times: Ebola Death Toll Is More Than 2,900, WHO Says “The number of people killed by the Ebola outbreak in West…
AfDB Chief Urges Businesses To Step Forward In Ebola Efforts September 25, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Time for business to get involved in Africa Ebola battle — AfDB chief “West African nations hit by the Ebola virus epidemic will need international help to rebuild for years to come and it is time for mining companies and business to get involved, the head of the African…
Ebola Crisis Brings Attention To Need For Stronger Health Systems September 25, 2014 News Summary Devex: Should we use Ebola to campaign for UHC? “The ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa has of course been one of the buzz topics during #GlobalDev Week in New York, where global health experts and policymakers agreed on the urgent need for stronger health systems in developing countries like…
Liberia Struggles To Contain Ebola, Treat Patients With Ebola, Other Diseases September 25, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the situation in Liberia, where Ebola continues to spread and its health system struggles to treat Ebola patients as well as those with other diseases. CNN: New Ebola hospital in Liberia overwhelmed by patients “On the day the new Ebola clinic in Liberia opened, ambulances waited…
Sierra Leone Says Ebola Lockdown Successful, Quarantines Three Additional Districts September 25, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on Sierra Leone’s efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak. Agence France-Presse: Sierra Leone says 300 sick or dead found during Ebola lockdown “Sierra Leone said on Wednesday around 100 bodies and 200 patients had been collected from homes during its three-day lockdown to stem the deadly Ebola…
Guinea Arrests Suspects In Ebola Worker Murders, Takes Steps To Educate Public On Disease September 25, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss efforts in Guinea to prosecute those responsible for the murders of eight Ebola workers, as another Ebola team is attacked, and to educate the public about the disease. Agence France-Presse: Guinea arrests 27 over Ebola health team murders “Police in Guinea have arrested 27 suspects over the…
Nigeria Clears Patients Exposed To Ebola, Must Wait To Declare Outbreak Over September 25, 2014 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Nigeria in first step towards all-clear on Ebola “Nigeria has cleared all patients being monitored for the Ebola virus, the federal health ministry said on Wednesday, but doctors said they would have to wait to declare the outbreak over. … Nigeria has not reported any new cases since…