Nigeria reaches polio ‘milestone’
Nigeria has been removed from the list of polio endemic countries in what is being regarded as a “milestone” on the quest to eradicate the disease.The announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO), was made at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in New York. It follows Nigeria going more than a […]
American Doctor, Rick Sacra Cured Of Ebola Continues Work In Liberia
This time last year, Dr. Rick Sacra was given a second chance at life.On Sept. 25, 2014, the 52-year-old Massachusetts physician had just been discharged from an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital after being treated and cured of Ebola. Sacra had contracted the deadly virus while delivering babies in a Christian mission hospital in Liberia. Rushed back […]
UN Health Agency Warns Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Has ‘A Very Nasty Sting in Its Tail’
The United Nations health agency’s special envoy on Ebola response today said the outbreak in West Africa has a “very nasty sting in its tail,” but projected that the goal of zero transmission in the human population remains “very possible within 2015.” Dr. Bruce Aylward, Special Representative on Ebola Response for the World Health Organization […]
IMF Director Here to Discuss Liberia’s Recovery Plan
After seeing ‘firsthand the progress that the Liberian people have made in the fight against Ebola’, Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in Liberia for two days beginning today, September 10, to engage with policymakers and other representatives of the Liberian society. At the head of a high-powered IMF […]
