Nigeria trains 800 volunteers to fight Ebola
Nigeria has said it has trained 800 volunteers to battle Ebola as fears rose that the worst-ever outbreak of the deadly disease could spread across Africa's most populous nation. Authorities in the...
View ArticleYouth Olympics opening in China amid Ebola worries
NANJING: Fears of the Ebola virus cast a cloud over preparations for Saturday's opening of the second Youth Olympics in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, after three athletes were barred from...
View ArticleYouth Olympics open in China amid Ebola worries
NANJING, China (AP) — Fears of the Ebola virus cast a cloud over Saturday's opening of the second Youth Olympics in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, after three athletes were barred from...
View ArticleNigeria pulls out of Youth Olympics due to Ebola
Nanjing (China), August 16: Nigeria has decided to pull out of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games after two other West African countries - Sierra Leone and Liberia also pulled out due to the spread of...
View ArticleNigeria quit Youth Olympics over Ebola
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View ArticleNigeria quits youth Olympics over Ebola
Nigeria has withdrawn from the Youth Olympics in the Chinese city of Nanjing, state media reported, as four African nations battle the worst outbreak of the Ebola virus in decades. Nigeria's decision...
View ArticleYouth Games action starts without Ebola-struck nations
NANJING China (Reuters) - Australian triathlete Brittany Dutton won the first gold of the Youth Olympics as competition kicked-off on Sunday without Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria who withdrew...
View ArticleYouth Games begin without Ebola-hit nations
Nanjing, China – Australian triathlete Brittany Dutton won the first gold of the Youth Olympics as competition kicked-off on Sunday without Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria who withdrew because of the...
View ArticleYouth Olympics begin in China without nations struck by Ebola outbreak
• Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria all withdrawn • Australian triathlete Brittany Dutton wins first gold of Games Brittany Dutton of Australia celebrates after winning the first gold of the 2014 Youth...
View ArticleYouth Games take-off amid Ebola fears
Fears of the Ebola virus cast a cloud over Saturday's opening of the second Youth Olympics in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, after three athletes were barred from competition because of the risk...
View ArticleEbola-hit states plead for more help, WHO rebuked for slow response
GENEVA/FREETOWN, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two West African nations and a medical charity fighting the world's worst Ebola epidemic chided the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday for its slow response,...
View ArticleAfrican detainee in Scotland tests negative after Ebola scare
A woman who fell ill at a deportation facility in Scotland has tested negative for the Ebola virus, health officials said on Saturday. British media said the female detainee was in her 30s and from...
View ArticleEbola Epidemic Is Like 'War Time' Says MSF
Health experts have revealed they are struggling to contain West Africa's deadly ebola outbreak, and described the situation as like being in "war time". Medecin Sans Frontieres (MSF) international...
View ArticleAfrican Ebola outbreak like 'wartime', food shortages threaten
Business Health Politics Print this story Aug 15, 2014 - 17:33 By Stephanie Nebehay and and Clair MacDougall GENEVA/MONROVIA (Reuters) - The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has created a "wartime"...
View ArticleEbola fears grip Youth Olympics in China
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View ArticleEbola epidemic to take six months to control
The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than the authorities can handle and could take six months to bring under control, medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said. The warning came a day...
View ArticleEbola outbreak could take six months to control, says medical charity MSF
Friday, 15 August 2014 - 10:06pm IST | Place: Geneva | Agency: AFP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than the authorities can...
View ArticleEbola may take six months to control
A mother and child in a classroom now used as an Ebola isolation ward in Monrovia, Liberia. Photo: Getty-Images Geneva: The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than authorities can handle and could take...
View ArticleYouth Olympic Games in Nanjing bans some athletes from Ebola zone
Athletes from the Ebola-affected region of Africa would be excluded from combat sports and aquatic events at the Youth Olympic Games, which start today in Nanjing, the International Olympic Committee...
View ArticleMSF says Ebola outbreak moving too fast to handle
Geneva (AFP) - The Ebola outbreak that has already claimed more than 1,000 lives in west Africa is moving faster than aid organisations can handle, the medical charity MSF said Friday. The warning came...
View ArticleYouth Olympics bar some athletes because of Ebola
Athletes from Ebola-hit countries in west Africa have been barred from competing in some sports in the Youth Olympics that open in China at the weekend, the International Olympic Committee and Chinese...
View ArticleAthletes from Ebola-hit nations barred from some Youth Olympics events
Related articles Ethics of untried Ebola drugs mulled WHO approves experimental Ebola drugs Ebola outbreak claims first European victim GENEVA — Athletes from Ebola-hit countries in west Africa have...
View ArticleMSF warns of fast-moving Ebola outbreak
Geneva - The Ebola outbreak that has already claimed more than 1 000 lives in west Africa is moving faster than aid organisations can handle, the medical charity MSF said on Friday. The warning came...
View ArticleAfrican nations pull out of Youth Olympics in Ebola controversy
Saying they were unhappy about being stigmatized over fears of Ebola, some African countries have withdrawn from a Youth Olympics tournament set to begin Saturday in the Chinese city of Nanjing....
View ArticleEbola: 3 athletes can't compete at Youth Olympics
NANJING, China (AP) — Three teenage athletes from the Ebola-affected region of Africa will not be allowed to compete at the Youth Olympics in China because of the risk of possible infection, the IOC...
View ArticleChina's Ebola curbs drive Africans away from youth Olympics
Saying they were unhappy about being stigmatized over fears of Ebola, some African countries have withdrawn from a youth Olympics tournament set to begin Saturday in the Chinese city of Nanjing....
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