Washington DC, USA, May 19, 2017//- A race against the clock has begun to contain an outbreak of Ebola in a remote northern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the United Nations World Health Organization said today.
Tag: Ebola
International SOS Unveils Ebola App For Mobile Phones
INTERNATIONAL SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk services company has unveiled a new mobile app designed to help share its medical and travel information on the deadly Ebola virus.
Vodafone Healthline Deserves Applause
FAUSTINA is a two-year old hole-in-heart patient, who lives with her single mother at Agona-Nkwanta in the Western Region. As a result of her deteriorating health condition, Faustina could neither breathe nor eat properly.
AAG Invites CIMG To Join Ebola Fight
THE Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) has appealed to the Chartered Institute of Ghana (CIMG) to pitch in to fight the spread of the deadly Ebola.
West Africa: Ebola Outbreak Sends Food Prices Shooting Up
Disruptions in food trade and marketing in the three West African countries most affected by Ebola have made food increasingly expensive and hard to come by, while labor shortages are putting the upcoming harvest season at serious risk, FAO warned today. In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, quarantine zones and restrictions on people’s movement aimed […]
Ghana Promotes Domestic Tourism to Defy Ebola
By Lawrence Adjei in Accra, Ghana MID dropping international arrivals owing to a deadly outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, Ghana is promoting domestic tourism to keep the industry viable. The disease has killed thousands since it broke out in the region earlier this year, with tourism among the worst affected industries. To retain viability […]
Doctors Want Insurance Cover To Fight Ebola
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is demanding an insurance package in an event of an Ebola outbreak in Ghana. The insurance is to serve as motivation for health workers who will be tasked to treat affected patients. The association says the insurance should also come with the necessary protective gear needed to handle Ebola patients. […]