Guinea is continuing its fight against the deadly Ebola disease with its mass vaccination campaign that started on Tuesday. It comes after the latest outbreak this month which killed five people in the southeastern region of Nzérékoré. The World Health Organization has sent 11,000 vaccines to Guinea this week and …
Read More »The plane carrying ebola vaccines finally landed in Guinea
A special plane carrying a consignment of Ebola vaccine landed in Guinea on Monday night. The vaccination roll-out which was to begin on Monday has been postponed due to bad weather conditions. In fact, a dust storm in the Sahara on Sunday had forced the aircraft off course and diverted …
Read More »The vaccination campaign against Ebola postponed in Guinea
Guinean health authorities have postponed an Ebola vaccination roll out that was to begin on Monday due to bad weather. The plane carrying 11,000 World Health Organization vaccines was unable to land at the Conakry-Gebessia International Airport on Sunday because of bad weather conditions. On Facebook, Guinea’s health ministry said …
Read More »Ebola: a suspected case of the virus detected in Liberia
A suspected case of Ebola in Liberia has been detected in a woman who came from the Guinean town of Nzérékoré, which is in the region of a new outbreak of the virus. According to the Liberian Health Minister Wilhelmina Jallah specimens had been collected from the woman who is …
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