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In Liberia, UN Ebola mission chief commends progress, warns against ‘complacency’

New York, Jan 8 (JEN) On his first tour of Ebola-stricken Liberia, the newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Wednesday outlined his vision to tackle the scourge in what he called a “3C approach” which he described as recognizing the vital roles of “countries, communities and coordination.” more

On first visit to hard-hit nations, new UN Ebola mission chief vows scaled-up support to end crisis

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) The new Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived in Liberia on Tuesday as part of his first tour of t ...

UN health agency says no Ebola detected in Iraq, calls reports of cases ‘rumours’

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) Despite reports of Ebola cases in Mosul in several Iraqi media sources last week, the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the United Nations health agency have confirmed on Tu ...

Fight against Ebola requires district-by-district approach – head of UN response mission

New York, Dec 31 (JEN) The outgoing head of the head of the United Nations Emergency Ebola Response Mission (UNMEER) said on Tuesday that communities are going to play a big role in defeatin ...

Number of people affected by Ebola tops 20,000 – UN health agency

New York, Dec 30 (JEN) The head of the United Nations Ebola emergency response mission is set to open a treatment facility in Liberia near the Sierra Leonean border during a visit to review ...

Christmas just another day for those fighting Ebola in West Africa, says UN staffer

New York, Dec 24 (JEN) Christmas will be “like any other working day” for United Nations humanitarian worker Chris Huddart, who – like thousands across West Africa – is spending the ...

Ban visits Ebola-hit West Africa, says zero cases “must be everyone’s goal”

New York, Dec 20 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that there is reason to be “cautiously optimistic” about defeating the Ebola crisis in West Africa, as he ...

Ebola: ‘Regrettable loss’ caused by warehouse fire in Guinea

New York, Dec 19 (JEN) A fire engulfed a United Nations warehouse in Guinea on Thursday that contained medicines and laboratory materials used for the fight against Ebola, causing no casualt ...

UN meeting urges critical improvements to health systems of Ebola-affected countries

New York, Dec 13 (JEN) The international community must help Ebola-affected countries reboot their health systems so that they emerge from the current crisis more resilient and more focused ...

Tens of millions of elderly are abused each month – UN health agency reports

New York, Dec 11 (JEN) Millions of elderly people report significant abuse each month, “an important public health problem” expected to increase in many countries as the number of people ...