WHO Announces Liberia As Ebola-Free Again

Medicine & Technology Sep 08, 2015

The health agency in Liberia declared that they were successful to stop the second spreading of Ebola epidemic in the country.

Ebola returns to Liberia, claims new life and sparks fear of new outbreak

Jul 02, 2015

Liberian officials confirmed the death of a 17-year old because of Ebola.

Lessons from Liberia Prompt a Renewed Call for Global Health Security

May 11, 2015

Although Ebola has finally been contained in Liberia, there is much to learn from this latest outbreak. Health officials are taking heed of the valuable lessons gained from the successes, and more importantly, the failures, of this most recent epidemic.

Disease-Free and Rid of Ebola—Liberia Reveals Effective Health Practices Against Virus

May 09, 2015

Ten months ago the perfect storm of weak public health policy, poverty, and the Ebola virus transformed Liberia into a bloody battleground. The epicenter of the disaster was the Logan Town clinic, where workers without gloves or running water tried by candlelight to try to save their first patient in the crisis. Now, less than a year later, the Logan Town Clinic and its employees—like the rest of Liberia—is equipped to handle Ebola and any similar disease epidemic.

U.N Says Ebola Outbreak Could Be Gone By the Summer

Mar 23, 2015

Exactly one year ago today, on March 23, 2014, the World Health Organization announced there was an Ebola outbreak in Guinea. At that point, there were 49 cases of Ebola that had resulted in the deaths of 29 people from the disease. Since the outbreak, Ebola has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people in West Africa. But, the United Nations now believes that the Ebola outbreak could be gone by the end of August.

Experimental ZMapp Treatment Off To Liberia to Begin Clinical Trials

Jan 24, 2015

The experimental ZMapp treatment created by Mapp Biopharmaceutical will soon begin human clinical tries in the United States and Liberia, following efforts to boost production capacity.

WHO Reports More Than 5,000 Deaths From Ebola as of Nov. 9

Nov 12, 2014

WHO reports more than 5,000 deaths from Ebola as of Nov. 9

Ebola epidemic likely to explode by mid-December, according to Yale researchers

Oct 24, 2014

Researchers from Yale University says that ebola would kill 90,000 people by December 2014 if swift aide is not given to West African countries.

WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola Free—Here’s How They Did It

Oct 22, 2014

Taking not only developing nations, but the world by surprise, the recent Ebola virus outbreak seen in West Africa is one of unprecedented proportions and terrifying outcomes. Far greater than 20 times worse than previously documented outbreaks in human victims, the current epidemic has made headlines for months as researchers search for a cure and health officials search for a way to stop it from spreading. And while many nations in West Africa are falling farther and farther into a state of disease, the World Health Organization declared that the country of Nigeria has successfully rid itself of the viral pathogen.

WHO Predicts Ebola Outbreak Could Worsen by 1000% as Soon as December

Oct 14, 2014

While health officials are attempting to isolate the spread of the disease, fear and ignorance of the disease have allowed for major setbacks to propagate across the West African nations, leading to further casualties of the disease. Now, after months of assessing the situation in the field, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday, Oct. 14, that the rate of infection may increase by ten-fold, to 10,000 new cases per week as early as this December.