Ebola preparedness in Cayman Islands Update
Although there are no current reported cases here in the Cayman Islands, local medical personnel and government officials are continuing preparations for the unlikely event of an Ebola (EVD) patient requiring care. In preparation for any threat of Ebola, a…
Ebola patient who died had received ZMapp late in his treatment
By Monte Morin From LA Times ZMapp was one of two unproven medical treatments healthcare workers used on Ebola patient who died ZMapp’s sponsor contacted hospital after learning Ebola patient Martin Salia was being flown there A delay in treatment…
The State of the Ebola crisis
By Ashley Kindergan From The Finacialist For the first time since Ebola surfaced in Uganda in 1976, an outbreak has exploded beyond rural Africa to reach eight countries, including the U.S. and Spain. For all its notoriety, the most serious…
African business leaders raise millions for Ebola crisis fund
From Caribbean360 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Tuesday November 11, 2014 – Against the backdrop of thousands of deaths as Ebola continues its rampage in West Africa, some of the continent’s leading businessmen have established a crisis fund to help the countries…
Caribbean leaders agree on 10-point plan to tackle Ebola and Chikunguyna
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday November 4, 2014, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended a three-hour special summit here on Tuesday agreeing to a 10-point plan to deal with the outbreak of the Chikunguyna virus and any possible…
Imbalanced media reports: Ebola vs ChikV
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life It might be irresponsible to describe the incessant media coverage about the Ebola virus in Shakespearean terms — much ado about nothing. However, every day Americans die from cancer, influenza, heat-stroke, freezing temperatures,…
Caribbean travel bans unfair, says Sierra Leone national
By Ken Richards From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — A national of Sierra Leone residing in Britain has criticized the travel ban imposed by St Kitts and Nevis and a number of other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member…
Ebola is ‘jerking us back to the 19th century’
By Erin Fuchs From Business Insider Americans being quarantined for Ebola experience a terror and isolation that recalls long-past epidemics like cholera, typhus, and the bubonic plague, an expert on the history of medicine told The New York Times. “Ebola…
Ebola crisis: WHO focuses on preventing regional spread
From BBC The World Health Organization is to “ramp up” efforts to prevent Ebola spreading beyond the three countries most affected by the deadly virus. Fifteen African countries are being prioritised, top WHO official Isabelle Nuttall told a Geneva news…
New York’s JFK airport starts Ebola checks
From BBC New York’s JFK airport has started screening to try to stem the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people. Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – the worst-hit countries – will have their temperatures taken…
