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World Bank Group Approves US$105 Million Grant for Faster Ebola Epidemic Containment

WorldBank: The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$105 million grant to finance Ebola-containment efforts underway in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, help families and communities cope with the economic impact of the crisis, and rebuild and strengthen essential public health systems in the three worst-affected countries to guard against Read More »

September 22, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Fact Sheet: Emergency Response to the Ebola Crisis

TheWorldBank: The Ebola epidemic continues to spread rapidly in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, with the World Health Organization (WHO) projecting that the virus could infect more than 20,000 people. If the virus continues to surge in the three worst-affected countries, its economic impact could deal a potentially catastrophic blow to these already fragile states. Economic Read More »

September 22, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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US prepares Ebola worker ‘surge,’ evacuation plan

TheHill: The U.S. government is preparing to send more healthcare workers to West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic as international aid workers leave the region due to exhaustion or illness.

September 11, 2014
| Filed under Africa, North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Obama: U.S. military to provide equipment, resources to battle Ebola epidemic in Africa

TheWashingtonPost: President Obama said Sunday that the U.S. military will begin aiding what has been a chaotic and ineffective response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, arguing that it represents a serious national security concern. The move significantly ramps up the U.S. response and comes as the already strained military is likely to be called upon further Read More »

September 8, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Middle East, North America, Countermeasures, and International
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100 people treated for anthrax in Bomet

(The Star) Bomet residents have been warned against consuming dead animals’ meat, following an outbreak of anthrax disease. The county veterinary services director Dr Wilson Serem said at least 100 people from across the county, who ate meat from dead cattle have been treated and discharged from various health facilities.