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Ebola patients in Sierra Leone abandon hospitals in droves

Thu, 2014-07-03 16:36 — Elhadj Drame

Freetown, Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone government has warned that anyone who harbours Ebola patients faces prosecution after it emerged patients admitted at the country’s leading Ebola treatment centre were once again forcefully discharging themselves.

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Ebola crisis in west Africa: WHO calls for drastic action

Thu, 2014-07-03 07:19 — Elhadj Drame

The World Health Organisation has called for "drastic action" to fight the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, as it announced an 11-nation meeting to address the growing crisis.

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Ebola death toll in West Africa rise to 467, WHO says

Wed, 2014-07-02 04:18 — Elhadj Drame

                                                            

The number of people killed by the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has risen to 467, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

Sixty-eight of the deaths had been recorded since 23 June, the WHO said.

The number of cases had risen from 635 on 23 June to 759, a 20% increase, the WHO added.

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This is now the deadliest ebola outbreak on record — and it’s getting worse

Fri, 2014-06-27 16:24 — Elhadj Drame

It begins in the morning. The victim awakens feeling unwell. They’re without appetite. Their head aches. Sore throat. Fever. Chills.

What’s happening to the victim’s body isn’t dissimilar to other diseases that attack the immune system, but this one’s substantially more aggressive. “Exactly when and where you caught Ebola virus is unclear,”wrote Lancaster University lecturer Derek Gatherer. “It can take anywhere between two and 21 days from initial infection to the first symptoms. 

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Ebola in West Africa: 'The epidemic is out of control'

Wed, 2014-06-25 01:24 — Elhadj Drame

With Ebola continuing to spread in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, bringing the epidemic under control will require a massive deployment of resources by governments in West Africa and aid organizations, according to the international medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which also warned that it has reached the limits of what its teams can do.

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Doctors Without Borders: W Africa Ebola Outbreak Causes Record Deaths, is 'Out of Control'

Sat, 2014-06-21 22:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Staff of the 'Doctors without Borders' ('Medecin sans frontieres') carry the body of a person killed by viral haemorrhagic fever, at a center for victims of the Ebola virus in Guekedou in April.  AFP / Getty Images

startribune.com - by Sarah Dilorenzo - June 20, 2014

DAKAR, Senegal — The Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is "totally out of control," according to a senior official for Doctors Without Borders, who says the medical group is stretched to the limit in responding.

The outbreak has caused more deaths than any other of the disease, said another official with the medical charity. . .

. . . International organizations and the governments involved need to send in more health experts and increase public educationmessages about how to stop the spread of the disease, Bart Janssens, the director of operations for the medical group in Brussels, told The Associated Press on Friday.

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Guinea frets as Ebola virus spreads

Fri, 2014-06-20 16:29 — Elhadj Drame

Conakry - A second spike in Ebola virus cases has panicked residents and health officials in Guinea, who fear a west African outbreak of the killer disease may now be out of control.

"Ebola cases are worrying. We do not know what to expect," Mamady Traore, a trader in the suburbs of the capital Conakry, told AFP on Thursday. "Sometimes you are told it has been [contained] and sometimes you hear it has reappeared in other towns and villages."

According to figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, a total of 398 cases...

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Growing Ebola Outbreak Threatens to Overwhelm Volunteers

Sun, 2014-06-08 22:15 — Elhadj Drame

When a team from Tulane University sent a batch of protective clothing and equipment to help workers fighting an outbreak of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone last month, they were fairly confident the 300 or so packs would be enough for a good start.

They couldn’t have predicted what they would be up against.

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Guinée : Ebola a tué plus de 200 personnes depuis janvier, selon l'OMS

Sat, 2014-06-07 21:28 — Elhadj Drame

L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a indiqué mercredi que, en moins de six mois, l'épidémie de fièvre Ebola a déjà fait 208 morts parmi 328 cas suspects en Guinée. Un bilan revu à la hausse par rapport au précédent qui faisait état d'un peu moins de 200 personnes décédées.

LISEZ ICI...

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Médicaments contrefaits : un problème de santé en Afrique

Thu, 2014-05-08 18:59 — Elhadj Drame

Certains individus mal intentionnés n’ont aucun mal à transformer un morceau de craie, un peu de farine ou d’amidon en un comprimé ou une pilule. Difficile de dire à l’œil nu s’il s’agit d’un « faux ». L’étiquetage et l’emballage sont souvent imités à la perfection. Le commerce mondial de médicaments de contrefaçon, qui pèse un milliard de dollars, se porte bien en Afrique. Les médicaments contrefaits et de mauvaise qualité inondent les marchés. Se rendre à la pharmacie, c’est un peu jouer à la roulette russe. Choisir la mauvaise boîte peut vous coûter la vie.

En Afrique, selon l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), près de 100 000 décès par...

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