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'Ebola cases could hit 20,000 in 6 months'
The WHO warned the acceleration of the disease could increase number of cases to 20 000 over six months.
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Motsoaledi: SA ready to combat Ebola
Aaron Motsoaledi says 11 hospitals have been designated to deal with any Ebola case in South Africa.
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'Ebola likely to enter SA through OR Tambo'
Aaron Motsoaledi was responding to questions from MPs in the National Assembly this afternoon.
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MSF calls for greater global response to fight Ebola
MSF says biological disaster response teams are needed to support West Africa’s buckling healthcare systems.
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Ebola threatens food security
Restrictions on people’s movements to contain the spread of the disease have led to food shortages.
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Ebola: Liberian nurses go on strike
Nurses in Liberia’s largest hospital want better pay and equipment to protect themselves against Ebola.
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Ebola health workers ‘should get danger money’
An international health expert says health workers fighting Ebola should get incentives including better pay.
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Ebola death toll tops 1,550
The epidemic in West Africa has killed nearly as many people as all the previous known outbreaks combined.
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Ebola causing huge damage to West African economies
The outbreak of the virus is draining budgetary resources and slashing economic growth by up to 4 percent.
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WHO shuts S Leone lab after worker contracts Ebola
This may hamper efforts to boost the global response to the worst-ever outbreak of the disease.
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Indian MPs cancel SA trip fearing Ebola
The delegation was due to meet the president and Baleka Mbete in what was to be a week-long visit.
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WHO sends medical supplies to DRC
The DRC declared an Ebola outbreak in its northern Equateur province on Sunday.
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Ebola: More challenges for SA team in Sierra Leone
Experts deployed to Sierra Leone says food and other supplies are depleting.
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SA Ebola team facing challenges in W.Africa
The four-member team from the NICD has set up a diagnostic lab in Sierra Leone.
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Sacci: Govt must reassess Ebola travel ban
Sacci is worried a ban on the entry of non-South Africans from Ebola-hit countries could hurt business.
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Sacci warns Ebola travel ban could hurt business
Government has banned the travel of non-South African citizens from high-risk Ebola countries.
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WHO draws up a plan to combat Ebola
The WHO said on Friday that it had drawn up a draft strategy plan to combat Ebola in West Africa.
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Health dept activates Ebola response teams
Aaron Motsoaledi says over R30m has been allocated to help contain the spread of the virus in West Africa.
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Liberian police use live bullets to disperse Ebola protest
Four people were injured in the clash at the sprawling West Point neighbourhood.
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Ebola fears slow tourist flow to Africa
Tourists are afraid to travel anywhere on the continent because of concerns the disease could spread.
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'Ebola is no laughing matter'
Govt says social media is abuzz with false info and jokes about the virus which has killed thousands.
