Guinea 29/12/2015 Guinea free of Ebola, says WHO Public education and aggressive intervention have paid off and Guinea is now Ebola-free – so says the World Health Organization, two years after the
Sierra Leone 08/11/2015 Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola outbreak Vigils and celebrations have been held in Freetown to mark the end of Sierra Leone’s Ebola outbreak, which killed close to 4,000 people in the
Sierra Leone 07/11/2015 WHO declares Sierra Leone free of Ebola The World Health Organisation has declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola. There hasn’t been a single case of the disease for the past 42 days. The
United Kingdom 14/10/2015 'Ebola nurse' Pauline Cafferkey critically ill Pauline Cafferkey was readmitted to an specialist isolation unit at London's Royal Free Hospital last week.
Sierra Leone 09/10/2015 Ebola-infected Scottish nurse readmitted to hospital Pauline Cafferkey, the Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has been readmitted to a hospital isolation unit. Medical personnel
world news 26/08/2015 Deadly spread of Ebola 'could be stopped by end of year' Ebola’s devastating grip on West Africa could be lifted by the end of year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO says Guinea is
Sierra Leone 14/04/2015 Back to school for Sierra Leone students in wake of Ebola outbreak Students have been heading back to schools in Sierra Leone, nine months after classes were cancelled because of the Ebola outbreak. It is seen as a
world news 03/03/2015 Ebola leaves damage that will take decades for W.Africa to repair Back to class at one Liberian school after a seven-month break. The Ebola epidemic had hidden costs, too, and now the disease appears to be on the
Liberia 23/02/2015 Liberia re-opens land border following deadly Ebola outbreak Liberia has reopened its land border with Sierra Leone after several months of closure. The move is a sign things are returning to normal following
world news 16/01/2015 Ebola "slowing" in West Africa The Ebola outbreak in West Africa appears to be slowing down, according to the UN special envoy on the virus, but he added the battle was far from
world news 03/01/2015 Ebola can be beaten by the end of 2015 says UN mission head Months of hard work lie ahead but the world can stamp out the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by the end of the year according to the outgoing chief of
Italy 03/01/2015 Italy: Abandoned cargo ship full of migrants is safely towed to port An uncertain future faces some 450 migrants on board a cargo ship abandoned by its crew off Italy in a new tactic by people smugglers.
Sierra Leone 02/01/2015 Relentless spread of Ebola continues with Sierra Leone worst hit As Ebola continues its relentless spread in West Africa, Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has asked people to observe a week of fasting and prayer.
Sierra Leone 25/12/2014 Nurses offer Christmas spirit to Ebola patients in Sierra Leone Health workers in Sierra Leone attempt to offer the feeling of Christmas to patients being treated for Ebola.
Sierra Leone 24/12/2014 Sierra Leone imposes lockdown to stop transmission of Ebola Sierra Leone has imposed a mandatory lockdown in its Northern Region in an effort to stop the spread of an Ebola outbreak. Markets and shops have
Sierra Leone 22/12/2014 Locally-run Sierra Leone clinic fights Ebola against the odds In Sierra Leone, there is no let up in the fight against Ebola. The country now accounts for more than half of the known cases of the disease. At the
Sierra Leone 20/12/2014 Ban Ki-moon praises healthcare workers in Ebola-hit African countries During a trip to Sierra Leone and Liberia the United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised healthcare workers fighting the Ebola virus
no comment 20/12/2014 Crowds swarm around suspected Ebola victim in Sierra Leone Is this scene a sign of the task facing health authorities in West Africa? The footage shows crowds swarming around the body of a suspected Ebola
Sierra Leone 17/12/2014 Sierra Leone cancels Christmas celebrations to fight Ebola outbreak Sierra Leone has announced house-to-house searches for Ebola patients and internal travel restrictions as part of a new plan to battle the outbreak
Italy 25/11/2014 Italian Ebola victim returns home for treatment An Italian doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has returned home for treatment. Video released by the Italian Air Force shows
