Ebola

‘Work on Ebola vaccine moving fast’

LONDON: Britain's biggest drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Saturday work to develop a vaccine to combat… Read More

Rare chances of Ebola outbreak in Pakistan, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Saira Afzal Tarar has said that there are rare chances… Read More

Obama open to appointing Ebola ‘czar,’ opposes travel ban

WASHINGTON:  President Barack Obama said he was considering appointing an Ebola "czar" to coordinate the… Read More

Obama authorizes reservists for Ebola fight in W.Africa

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to send reservists to take part… Read More

Ebola virus: Signs, Symptoms, Facts and Prevention measures

As WHO has warned Pakistan about the imminent Ebola threat, the deadly virus which has… Read More

Ebola virus could reach Pakistan: WHO

GENEVA: World Health Organization warned on Thursday that the deadly Ebola virus will soon reach… Read More

Ebola death toll close to 4,500: WHO

LIBERIA: Almost 4,500 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in west… Read More

Dubai isolates traveller from Liberia over Ebola signs

DUBAI: Dubai health authorities quarantined Wednesday an air passenger who arrived from Liberia after he… Read More

Zuckerberg donates $25 million to Ebola fight

WASHINGTON: Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he and his wife were donating $25 million… Read More

Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide

MADRID: The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said, while… Read More

Liberia bans journalists from Ebola centres

MONROVIA: Liberia said on Friday it was banning journalists from Ebola clinics, defying media rights… Read More

121 die of Ebola in a single day in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN:  Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to 3,439 – WHO

GENEVA: The world's worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed 3,439 people, the World… Read More

West Africa Ebola death toll passes 3,000: WHO

DAKAR: The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has risen to… Read More

Ebola could drain billions of dollars from African economies: World Bank

WASHINGTON: The largest-ever outbreak of Ebola could drain billions of dollars from economies in West… Read More

Obama to deploy 3,000 troops as Ebola crisis worsens

WASHINGTON: The United States announced on Tuesday it will send 3,000 troops to help tackle… Read More

Ebola adversely affected economic growth in West Africa: IMF

WASHINGTON: Economic growth in Liberia and Sierra Leone could decline by as much as 3.5… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296 – WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost… Read More

UN says $600m needed to tackle Ebola as deaths top 1,900

WASHINGTON: The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West… Read More

Ivory Coast to host African Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast will host their African Nations Cup qualifier against Ebola-affected Sierra Leone this… Read More