The World Health Organisation this week identified a rural community north of the capital as a new hot-spot for infections. Their story provides a very vivid depiction of what medics – and ordinary people – face in the struggle to eradicate the virus.
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The latest in our series of special reports on Liberia’s road to recovery.The ebola outbreak has killed more than 10,000 people in the past year – and left many more struggling to rebuild their lives.One survivor is Wokie Gray, who caught ebola while working as […]
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Liberian students have settled back into the routine of going to school after the government closed all educations establishments for six months over fears of an Ebola contagion. Although most classes have restarted, there are some new things for pupils to get used to.
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The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will provide nearly $100 million in debt relief to the three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.
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Ebola survivors and volunteers are helping care for patients and children affected by the disease in Sierra Leone, where the fight against Ebola still lags.
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A team of scientists in the Washington, D.C. area have developed a better suit to protect health care workers fighting the Ebola epidemic. CCTV America’s Frances Kuo reported this story from Washington.
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The economies of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are facing economic strife following the deadly Ebola outbreak. The charity network, Jubilee USA, is now calling for the International Monetary Fund to cancel their debt to help them recover. CCTV America’s Kate Fisher reported this story from Washington, […]
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Healthcare workers have made major strides this year in containing the Ebola virus. CCTV America interviewed physician Jonathan Moreno about the progress made so far and what lies ahead in fighting the virus.
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While West Africa has been severely damaged by the Ebola outbreak, the virus has also affected parts of the continent that haven’t reported a single case. CCTV Africa’s Guy Henderson reported this story from Johannesburg.
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A year ago, West Africa’s mining industry was seen as a potential boost to the region’s economy. But with the ebola outbreak, the industry has seen setbacks and even pullouts by investors. CCTV’s Stephanie Fried reported this story from Forecariah diamond mine in Guinea.
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The number of Ebola cases in Guinea continues to edge higher. As of December 20th, almost 1600 people had died in the country and there were almost 2600 cases. The outbreak began in Guinea a year ago. But some of the worst-hit regions have only […]
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is advising international creditors to cancel debts for West African countries hit hardest by Ebola. The three worst affected nations of Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, are still struggling to cope with the outbreak and are facing crippling monetary […]
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One of the harshest realities of West Africa’s Ebola epidemic is orphaned children. According to UNICEF, thousands of children, perhaps has high as 7,000 have been orphaned by parents who have died from the disease. CCTV America’s Stephanie Freid reported this story from N’Zerekore, Guinea.
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The doctors, nurses, and other health care workers fighting Ebola have been named Time’s 2014 Person of the Year award, the magazine said Wednesday.
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Foreign volunteers and experts working at Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) and other medical facilities in Liberia were striving to adapt to the local environment in order to better fight the Ebola epidemic currently raging across parts of West Africa. CCTV News’ Angelo Coppola visited one […]
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China has said that its foreign aid programs must not interfere in the domestic affairs of countries that receive the support.
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Health experts in Sierra Leone said the country’s current Ebola crisis could well be masking outbreaks of other diseases. Since the virus took hold, immunologists say fewer parents are taking their children for vaccinations against preventable diseases like measles and polio. CCTV America’s Katerina Vittozzi […]
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Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma declared that the “fight is on” against the deadly Ebola virus. In his end of year address to parliament, he also praised local and international healthcare workers for their work in treating the disease. His comments came as international teams continue to […]
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A factory in east China’s Shangdong province is working at full capacity to make protective suites for medical workers combating the Ebola virus. CCTV America’s Ning Hong reported this story from Anqiu, China.
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In the past four months, 10 people have died from Ebola in Devil Hole, a community on the fringes of the capital Freetown. Concerned about the disease, residents themselves took on the fight against it.
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A multimedia campaign called ‘I survived Ebola’ has kicked off with a series of videos that feature Ebola survivors from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The campaign highlights messages of hope and resilience in the midst of the ongoing epidemic.
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China has donated $6 million to the U.N. Ebola Trust Fund. U.N. officials say the donation will help the fight against the epidemic and provide aid to affected countries.
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Leaders from 77 French-speaking countries met in Senegal for a two-day summit. But this summit, which was also called the Francophone Summit, is at a crossroads. With a majority youthful population, economic and security problems, its influence has gradually waned. CCTV America’s Robert Nagila reported […]
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Sierra Leone’s government said the Ebola outbreak there may have peaked. Information Minister Alpha Kanu said new infections will soon start declining, thanks to new treatment centers. However, Kanu called on the United States to send military aid, while The World Health Organisation warned transmission […]
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Life has changed drastically in Liberia, one of the worst Ebola-affected countries in West Africa, the center of the outbreak that has claimed 5,500 lives. CCTV America’s Clementine Logan reported this story from Monrovia, Liberia.
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The U.N. has said that parts of Sierra Leon will miss the targets it set to curb the spread of Ebola, including getting 70 percent of victims to treatment facilities and ensuring 70 percent of burials were conducted safely by December. CCTV America’s Katerina Vittozzi […]
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Cocoa production in West Africa is booming, but some worry that the Ebola virus could harm growth. The world’s largest cocoa producer, Cote D’Ivoire, borders Guinea and Liberia which have seen a number of Ebola cases. While cocoa output hit a record high this year, […]
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AfroCentric Health, a South African health care company, has donated 17 motor scooters to South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, following a call by the minister for South African businesses to support the United Nations Ebola Response Fund. CCTV America’s Rene del Carme reported this […]
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Musician Bai Kamara Jr. plans to present a concert to aid the fight against Ebola. CCTV America’s Jack Barton reported this story from Brussels.
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The United Kindgdom’s leading musicians gathered together to revive the classic song, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” to help the victims of Ebola. It was first recorded 30 years ago, raising millions of dollars in aid for the victims of famine in Ethiopia.
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Cote d’Ivoire is at the highest risk of an Ebola spillover, according to the World Health Organization, because it borders two of the hardest hit countries — Liberia and Guinea. Many question whether Cote d’Ivoire can continue to fend off the outbreak.
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A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone died Monday while being treated in a bio-containment unit at a Nebraska hospital. Nebraska Medical Center said that Dr. Martin Salia died as a result of the disease shortly after 4 a.m. CST Monday.
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Food prices are soaring in countries affected by the Ebola outbreak as the U.N. warns of food shortages. CCTV America’s Nina deVries reports from Sierra Leone on how people are coping.
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The 25th ASEAN summit concluded in Myanmar and leaders from different nations are now tasked with turning the summit’s discussions and policies into actions. CCTV America’s Andy Saputra reported this story from Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
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Craig Spencer, the last Ebola patient in the U.S., was released from a New York hospital on Tuesday free of the virus. Meanwhile, hospitals and medical supply companies around the country are still stepping up efforts to deal with the virus. CCTV America’s Roza Kazan […]
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A U.S. official estimates there are 3,000 active cases of Ebola in West Africa, many of them in small clusters dotted throughout the countryside that require a more rapid and flexible response.
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At least 5,160 people have died in the most widespread Ebola outbreak in history, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. It also said that of the $260 million needed to combat the disease, just under half had been received and another 15 percent had been […]
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The western town of Kayes is known by some as the pressure cooker of Africa as a result of its oppressive heat. At the moment, however, Kayes is feeling a different kind of pressure resulting from the possibility of Ebola breaking out in Mali.
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Nigeria fought and won the battle against Ebola when the country was declared free of the virus last month, but it is still working to overcome the stigma associated with Ebola. CCTV America’s Deji Badmus reported this story from Lagos.
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Facebook is stepping up its efforts to fight Ebola by adding a button designed to make it easier for its users to donate to charities battling the disease.
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Authorities in Mali have undertaken an intense public awareness campaign about Ebola. Newspapers, TV and radio broadcasts have carried the message to millions. Yet the message is still not reaching everyone. CCTV’s Robert Nagila reported this story from Mali.
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China has sent 750 million yuan ($120 million) to aid West African countries in the fight against Ebola, which has killed nearly 5,000 people so far.
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There will be no change to the dates for next year’s African Cup of Nations despite the Ebola outbreak, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said Monday. The CAF also said host country Morocco has until Saturday to agree to the schedule or lose the […]
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Authorities in Sierra Leone said a doctor there has tested positive for Ebola. He’s been identified as Dr. Godfrey George and was taken to the capital Freetown for treatment after reporting that he felt unwell.
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Sierra Leone has had a special emergency Ebola number for months now. It was put in place when the Ebola crisis first started to rage out of control. The call center is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week. CCTV’s Nina DeVries reports on some of […]
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Health experts from all over the Americas agree to work together if there is an Ebola outbreak in the region. CCTV America’s Michael Voss reports from Havana.
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New figures released Wednesday by the World Health Organization recorded 13,703 cases of Ebola from the current pandemic, an increase of 35 percent from the previous report four days earlier. While this may appear that roughly a quarter of all cases from the current outbreak […]
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The rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia appears to be declining and could represent a trend, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, but the epidemic is far from over. CCTV America’s Katerina Vittozzi reports.
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An Emory University Hospital spokeswoman says a U.S. nurse who was being treated for Ebola will be released Tuesday.
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