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New York, Aug 23 (JEN) David Nabarro, Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Ebola who was appointed by the Secretary-General to establish how best the UN can support affected communities, was wrapping up the first leg of a visit to all Ebola-effected countries in West Africa. more
Ebola: UN health agency reports encouraging signs in Nigeria, Guinea

New York,. Aug 20 (JEN) While the trends of the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria and Guinea, where the virus made its first appearance in West Africa last December, have shown encouraging signs, ...

Ebola: UN health agency requests exit screening of travellers leaving affected countries

New York, Aug 19 (JEN) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said any persons with an illness consistent with Ebola should not be allowed to travel by air, sea or land ...

Ebola: UN health agency seeks to allay fears about air travel

New York, Aug 15 (JEN) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday sought to allay fears amid reports that airlines are suspending flights over the Ebola outbreak by sen ...

Ebola: UN health agency says more than 1 million people affected by outbreak

New York, Aug 14 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday convened a United Nations system-wide coordination meeting in response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which ...

Ebola: WHO-convened ethics panel endorses use of experimental drugs

New York, Aug 13 (JEN) A 12-member ethics panel convened by the United Nations health agency on Tuesday reached “unanimous consensus” that it is ethical to treat Ebola patients with exp ...

Ebola: UN health agency convenes ethical review of experimental drugs

New York, Aug 12 (JEN) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday convened a meeting of ethicists and scientists to discuss on the use of experimental medicines in treating ...

UN declares Ebola outbreak global ‘international public health emergency’

New York, Aug 8 (JEN)The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international public health emergency, saying: “our ...

Ebola: emergency UN meeting underway as death toll surpasses 900

New York, Aug 7 (JEN) The UN health agency on Wednesday began an emergency meeting of international medical and health experts in Geneva to review the current Ebola virus disease outbreak in ...