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UN Chief Hails Progress In fighting Ebola Virus, urges intensified response // UN Chef Est Originaire Des Progrès Dans La Lutte Contre Ebola Virus, Pulsions Intensifient Réponse

Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 2014November 10, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 2014November 10, 20140323

The world is on the “right track” to defeating Ebola as the infection rate of the deadly virus shows some signs of slowing in West...

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Ebola Experimental Vaccine Trials In West Africa Could Begin By January-UN // Essais De Vaccins Expérimentaux De Virus Ebola En Afrique De L’Ouest Pourraient Commencer En Janvier-UN

Jide AdesinaNovember 6, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 6, 20140328

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said the Ebola crisis response “needs to scale up, get better and perform faster,” as the UN...

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UN Envoy Warns Against Letting Guard Down, ‘Even For A Second’-Ebola // Envoyé De L’ONU Met En Garde Contre De Laisser La Garde Vers Le Bas, ‘Même Pour Une Seconde’-Ebola

Jide AdesinaNovember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 4, 20140345

The UN envoy coordinating the global response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa said in the Liberian capital today that when national governments, partners...

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UNICEF To Boost Staff In Ebola-Hit Countries; UN health Chief Deplores Lagging Vaccine Research // UNICEF à La Poussée Du Personnel Dans Les Pays Touchés Ebola ; Santé UN Chef Déplore En Retard Recherche Sur Les Vaccins

Jide AdesinaNovember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 4, 20140337

As the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today that it plans to boost its staff in countries on the frontlines of the Ebola outbreak...

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Sierra Leone Says Another Doctor Dies Of Ebola // Sierra Leone, Dit Un Autre Médecin Meurt D’Ebola

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 20140342

A doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola — the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to die of the disease, authorities...

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Ebola Rapidly Advancing In Rural Sierra Leone, Says Africa Governance Initiative Report // Ebola Rapidement Progresser Professionnellement Rural Sierra Leone, Dit Le Rapport D’Initiative Gouvernance Afrique

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2014November 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2014November 3, 20140378

Ebola is spreading up to nine times faster in parts of Sierra Leone than two months ago, a report by the Africa Governance Initiative (AGI)...

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New Brunswick Donates Medical Supplies To Ebola Fight In West Africa // New Brunswick Fait Don De Fournitures Médicales à Lutte D’Ebola En Afrique De L’ouest

Jide AdesinaOctober 31, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 31, 20140328

New Brunswick is donating medical supplies to the World Health Organization to support the ongoing Ebola fight in West Africa. The supplies being donated...

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New Ebola Cases Slowing In Liberia, But Too Soon To Celebrate: WHO // Nouveaux Cas D’Ebola Ralentissement Au Libéria, Mais Trop Tôt Pour Célébrer : Qui

Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 20140358

The World Health Organization confirmed Wednesday that the rate of Ebola infections appeared to be slowing in hard-hit Liberia, but warned the crisis was far...

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UN Urged Nations Not To impose Travel Boarder Ban On Countries Affected By Ebola // Des Nations Unies A Exhorté Des Nations Pas Imposées Voyage Boarder Ban Sur Les Pays Touchés Par Ebola

Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 2014October 29, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 2014October 29, 20140331

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries that have imposed travel bans or closed their borders in response to the Ebola outbreak of the need to...

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UN Concludes Visit To affected Ebola Countries // Nations Unies Conclut Visiter A Ebola Pays Touchés Par

Jide AdesinaOctober 27, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 27, 20140349

The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has wrapped up his visits to the three West African countries battling the...

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Transforming Health Care In Tunisia With Community-driven Programmes // Transformer Les Soins De Santé En Tunisie Avec Des Programmes Axés Sur La Communauté

Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 20140309

Tunisia takes a people-centred approach to universal health coverage by engaging citizen’s in the policy making process for health care. Dr Chedly Maksoudi volunteered to...

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Nigeria And Senegal declared Ebola free // Nigéria et Sénégal déclaré Ebola gratuit

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 20140371

WHO officially declares the Ebola outbreak in Senegal over and commends the country on its diligence to end the transmission of the virus. The...

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Ebola: Back From Outbreak Epicentre, UN Official Says Survivors Now Helping With Care // Ebola: Retour De l’éclosion Epicentre, Fonctionnaire De l’ONU Dit Survivants Maintenant A Prendre Soin

Jide AdesinaOctober 18, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 18, 20140332

Survivors of Ebola who have developed immunity to the virus are being trained to care for children in Liberia and Sierra Leone, a United Nations...

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UN Setup Logistics Response Support To Help Ebola Ravaged Countries // Configuration De L’ONU D’Intervention D’Logistique Pour Aider Les Pays Ravagés Ebola

Jide AdesinaOctober 16, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 16, 20140328

The United Nations continues to ramp-up its Ebola response, reaching more than 530,000 people with food assistance in hard-hit Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, and,...

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UN Mission Chief Says Ebola Is Winning The race Against Time ; Dec 1 Is Crucial // Chef De Mission De l’ONU Dit Ebola Est De Gagner La Course Contre Le Temps; 1 Décembre Est Cruciale

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140329

The Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it, the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the deadly virus...

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Strong Community engagement And Social Activism key To Defeating Ebola In West Africa // L’engagement Communautaire fort Et Clé Activisme Social Pour Vaincre Le Virus Ebola En Afrique De L’Ouest

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 20140307

Community engagement and activism are critical in Sierra Leone’s ongoing battle against the spread of Ebola, a United Nations official declared today, adding that only...

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