UN vows to radically scale up Ebola fight as 'invisible' caseloads are escaping detection

Aug 23, 2014, at 05:34 pm

New York, Aug 23 (IBNS) David Nabarro, Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Ebola who was appointed by the Secretary-General to establish how best the UN can support affected communities, was wrapping up the first leg of a visit to all Ebola-effected countries in West Africa.

Ebola: UN health agency reports encouraging signs in Nigeria, Guinea

Aug 20, 2014, at 06:03 pm

New York,. Aug 20 (IBNS) While the trends of the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria and Guinea, where the virus made its first appearance in West Africa last December, have shown encouraging signs, the United Nations health agency on Tuesday expressed concern about the situation in the Liberian capital of Monrovia.

Ebola: UN health agency requests exit screening of travellers leaving affected countries

Aug 19, 2014, at 03:25 pm

New York, Aug 19 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said any persons with an illness consistent with Ebola should not be allowed to travel by air, sea or land from affected countries unless it is part of a medical evacuation, as it also expressed concern over the threats and harassment of health workers in West African countries developing into a "worry element."

Ebola: UN health agency says more than 1 million people affected by outbreak

Aug 14, 2014, at 06:20 pm

New York, Aug 14 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday convened a United Nations system-wide coordination meeting in response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is now affecting more than 1 million people in the so-called “hot zone of disease transmission” on the borders of the three countries most impacted by the disease.