Ebola outbreak in West Africa

Updated: Fri, 1 Apr 2016

As Ebola flares up, Guinea plans to vaccinate contacts of survivors

The decision reflects research that indicates Ebola can remain in the bodily fluids of survivors for months

Hundreds in Guinea get Ebola vaccine in fight against flare-up

Re-emergence of Ebola in Guinea is the first since the major outbreak in the country was declared over in December 2015 By Reuters | Fri, 1 Apr 2016

Experts say complacency on Ebola may leave vaccine work unfinished

"It would be a tragedy not to put a final stop to the current Ebola epidemic and be prepared for the next outbreak" By Reuters | Thu, 31 Mar 2016

W Africa vulnerable to new major Ebola outbreak as vigilance fades

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have all suffered flare-ups recently By Kieran Guilbert | Mon, 21 Mar 2016

West Africa Ebola outbreak no longer poses global risk, WHO says

The nearly 20-month emergency claimed the lives of about 11,300 people By Reuters | Tue, 29 Mar 2016

factbox FACTBOX - Ebola epidemic two years after it was first declared

West Africa is still experiencing small flare-ups, the most recent in Guinea By Tim Pearce and Alex Whiting | Mon, 21 Mar 2016

video-trustdocs Three best friends fought and survived Ebola in Sierra Leone

Three nurses who survived Ebola celebrate the end of the epidemic in Sierra Leone By Leanne Welham | Fri, 15 Jan 2016

Ebola and civil war trauma threaten Liberia's economic growth

Trauma harms communities and hinders economic growth, according to the World Bank By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 3 Feb 2016

Movie therapy: entrepreneur helps Liberia heal from war and Ebola

Born into civil war and witness to the Ebola outbreak, Pandora Hodge is now playing her part in Liberia's recovery - through film By Kieran Guilbert | Tue, 2 Feb 2016

Redemption in Liberia: a hospital's painful recovery from Ebola

The epidemic hit the West African nation the hardest with 4,800 deaths, and ravaged its under-resourced, fragile health system By Kieran Guilbert | Tue, 26 Jan 2016

Liberia's Ebola widows learn to become the new breadwinners

"It is not sufficient to only supply Ebola survivors with food and aid. We want these women to have skills that they can survive on for the rest of their lives" By James Harding Giahyue | Mon, 8 Feb 2016

Ebola survivors face health woes and fears virus could return

Ebola can lie dormant and hide in parts of the body such as the eyes and testicles long after leaving the bloodstream By Kieran Guilbert | Mon, 25 Jan 2016

Liberia's burial workers struggle to forget horrors of Ebola

Traumatised Liberian burial workers are trying to rebuild their lives By Kieran Guilbert | Thu, 21 Jan 2016

Going home after Ebola, Ivorian refugees in Liberia bear war scars

Some 35,000 Ivorian refugees left in limbo when spread of Ebola caused Liberia to shut its borders to curb the outbreak By Kieran Guilbert | Tue, 19 Jan 2016

Liberia's Ebola orphans rebuild lives with new families

About 8,000 children in Liberia lost one or both parents to Ebola, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation By Kieran Guilbert | Thu, 14 Jan 2016

After Ebola, two other tropical diseases pose new threats

"We need to galvanise the research community now and move as quickly" By Reuters | Mon, 11 Jan 2016

Earlier bed delivery could have halved Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak

Introducing the beds one month earlier could have reduced the number of reported cases by 7,500 By Kieran Guilbert | Mon, 12 Oct 2015

Health staff loss may increase maternal deaths in Ebola countries

More than 4,000 women could die during pregnancy or childbirth as Ebola leaves health systems in shatters By Maria Caspani | Wed, 8 Jul 2015

Lack of people, supplies and money plague Africa's Ebola fight

Ebola hit doctors and nurses harder than the general population By Leslie Gevirtz | Wed, 8 Jul 2015

Global health leaders ask G7 for post-Ebola rapid response unit

Next global disease epidemic seen as inevitable By Reuters | Fri, 5 Jun 2015

After Ebola, world still unprepared for global pandemic - MSF

Late and slow international response, absence of solid leadership and lack of treatments are recurrent problems By Maria Caspani | Thu, 4 Jun 2015

WHO leadership admits failings over Ebola, promises reform

World Health Organization admits response slow, insufficient and not aggressive enough in alerting world to crisis. By Reuters | Sun, 19 Apr 2015

Liberia urges sexual caution to beat Ebola outbreak

WHO advises Ebola survivors to abstain from sex for 90 days after recovery By Reuters | Sun, 29 Mar 2015

Sierra Leoneans halt genital mutilation amid Ebola fears

Minister urges donors, aid agencies, campaigners and others to capitalise on the opportunity to make the break permanent By Emma Batha | Fri, 20 Mar 2015