The Liberian Government on Thursday apologised to Nigeria over the importation of the deadly Ebola Virus by a Liberian-born American, Patrick Sawyer. Sawyer arrived Lagos on July 20 from Lome but died five days after he was admitted into a hospital in Obalende when he showed Ebola virus symptons. The Liberian-born American came into contact […]
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Ghana bans flights from Nigeria, Liberia, others
Following the death of a Liberian victim of the deadly Ebola virus in the country, Ghana has banned flights from Nigeria and other West African countries… The Managing Director, Ghana Airport Company, Charles Asare, said it was part of elaborate emergency measures the authorities were implementing to prevent the virus from spreading into the West […]
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Doctor Who Treated More Than 100 Ebola Patients Dies From The Virus (Photo)
Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, the Sierra Leonean doctor hailed as a “national hero” for treating more than one hundred Ebola patients, died yesterday of the same disease. (Dr. Sheik Umar Khan and health officials dressed protectively against the virus) According to Sierra Leone’s Chief Medical Officer Brima Kargbo, Sierra Leone has lost its only viral […]
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Health Zone: 10 Things You SHOULD Know About The Deadly Ebola Virus (Must Read)
The Ebola Virus is spreading rapidly across West Africa and has caused over 600 deaths since the first reported case in February… Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90% meaning 9 out of 10 […]
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Liberian Man With Ebola Virus Dies In Lagos
Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a WASH consultant at the Ministry of Finance, who had been quarantined since falling ill after arriving in Lagos, Nigeria, for a conference last Sunday, has died.. A Liberian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity said the news of Sawyer’s death was relayed to Liberia by the Nigerian embassy, early Friday […]
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August 8, 2014 




