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Seen the 93 Days 'Ebola' movie trailer? Watch it here!

The trailer to 93 Days; a movie which centers on the heroes who worked diligently and sacrificed their lives ro save millions of Nigerians from contracting the deadly Ebola virus disease  has been released; a compelling human story of dedication, sacrifice, resilience and survival, the film which was  inspired by late Dr Stella Adadevoh of First Consultants Hospital in Lagos and her courageous team was filmed for 10 weeks. 
Directed by Steve Gukas, the movie stars  Hollywood actors  Danny Glover and Tim Reid, Bimbo Akintola, Tina Mba ,Gideon Okeke, Keppy Ekpeyong, Franca Brown, Seun Ajayi to mention a few.
Synopsis
When Patrick Sawyer a Liberian American collapses upon arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International airport, Lagos – Nigeria. He is taken to First Consultant Hospital, where he is admitted with fever like symptoms.
Against his denials of contact with any Ebola victim in Liberia, the team at first consultant led by Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh quickly deduce there is more to his case than malaria. Their vigilance leads to an early detection that Mr Sawyer indeed had the Ebola Virus disease. Now it’s a race against time to contain a deadly disease from breaking out and infecting an entire city population and beginning what could be the biggest deadly disease outbreak the world has ever known.
The scare is palpable across the country. The doomsday scenario imagined is here.
Over a 93-day period from when Sawyer comes in men and women from Nigeria, WHO and MSF do battle with this deadly disease.
Read more on the movie and the cast and crew here and here
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WHO declares Guinea Ebola-free

The World Health Organisation has declared Guinea Ebola free of the Ebola virus disease for the second time. The last confirmed Ebola patient tested negative to the virus 6 weeks ago.
The country now enters a 90-day period of heightened surveillance to ensure that any new cases are identified before they can spread.
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The country where the Ebola epidemic started has just been declared free of the virus.

Guinea, where the Ebola epidemic started has just been declared Ebola-free by World Health Organisation (WHO). The announcement comes 42 days after the last person (the baby pictured above) was discharged in November after testing negative twice.
The fatal illness which has claimed more than 2500 lives  began in Gueckedou, eastern Guinea, in December 2013. A total of 11 300 people have died from the virus.
“I commend the governments, communities and partners for their determination in confronting this epidemic,” said WHO regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti.
Liberia is the only country looking forward to the end of the disease.
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Fears in Liberia as 15 year-old boy dies of Ebola

2 months after Liberia was declared free of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) the fatal illness has reared it’s ugly head back to the West African country.
The victim, a 15 year-old fell sick on November 14 and was admitted to hospital three days later in Monrovia. He however died yesterday. Unfortunately his parents have also tested positive to the virus. 150 people who had been in contact with the family are now being monitored.  
Carissa Guild, of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), said the recent development may be caused by complacency among health workers.
“There were no cases for a while and Liberia was nearing the end of a 90-day period of heightened surveillance … It is quite possible that people were tired and got complacent,” Guild stated.
Liberia has recorded 10,600 cases and 4,800 deaths since the outbreak. 
 Source: Aljazeera.
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Jubilation as WHO declares Sierra Leone ebola-free

There were scenes of jubilation on the streets of Sierra Leone this morning, as the World Health Organization (WHO) delcared the country Ebola-free after 42 days with no new cases. The country will now enter a 90-day period of heightened surveillance to make sure the virus does not return. The National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) will continue to operate until the end of the year.

“For us, Ebola is not over. We need your help to treat the many many health problems we still suffer from. And remember those who died at the hands of Ebola, and especially the children who have ben affected by this outbreak,” Yusuf Kamara, a survivor who lost 16 members of his family said.

Sierra Leone recorded the first Ebola case in May 2014, 8,704 people were infected and 3,589 have died from the fatal illness.

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Ebola survivor, Dr Ada Igonor welcomes baby girl

Photo published for Ebola survivor gives birth to baby girl in the US


Dr Ada Igonoh of the First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos who contracted and survived the deadly Ebola virus disease last year has delivered a baby girl. She put to bed today at the Greater El-Monte Community Hospital, California, USA. The baby has been certified Ebola free. She is also under medical surveillance. 

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Both mother and child are fine.
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Scottish 'Ebola' nurse still critically ill

Pauline Cafferkey, a Scottish nurse who contracted the Ebola Virus Disease while working at a treatment centre in Sierra Leone last year is now critically ill with complications arising from the infection. She spent close to a month in isolation at the Royal Free early this year and was discharged after making a full recovery, but sadly the virus was discovered in her body a week ago.‎ She was transferred from a Glasgow hospital to a specialist unit in London last week
The hospital said in a statement that her condition had deteriorated.

“We are sad to announce that Pauline Cafferkey’s condition has deteriorated and she is now critically ill. She is being treated for Ebola in the high level isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital.”

Prior to her readmission, she had returned to work as a public health nurse at Blantyre Health Centre in South Lanarkshire, collected an award at the Pride of Britain Awards in London and even visited a primary school to thank children for their fund-raising efforts.
She had mentioned during an interview that some of the after effects she had been been experiencing were joint pains, thyroid problems and then attributed them to being “a bit older”.
A BBC medical correspondent, Fergus Walsh, has suggested that she may have been suffering from meningitis. He told BBC News:

“She was admitted on Friday morning when her condition was serious and it is now critical. We have not been given any more details, but earlier this week her family had spoke about how unhappy they had been last week when she was sent home after going to an out-of-hours GP. She is a nurse, and described the symptoms of meningitis. That would fit with one of the possible scenarios.

“Although she fought off successfully being critically ill once before, somehow the virus stayed and lodged in parts of her body. It could well be the spinal cord, and if she does have meningitis that would be inflammation of the spinal cord.”



Source: BBC
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Bimbo Akintola plays Dr Stella Adedavoh, Keppy Ekpeyong; Patrick Sawyer. Meet the cast of the Ebola-inspired movie, 93 days.

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Filming has started in earnest for the Ebola-inspired movie; 93 Days. The movie which stars Hollywood actor, danny Glover tells the story of the Ebola outbreak in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria. 93 Days celebrates the act of doing what is right, selfless service and making a difference in the world.
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Directed by Steve Gukas and produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters, Dotun Olakunri and Steve Gukas., the movie tells the story of  dedication, sacrifice, resilience and survival and demonstrates the the heroic acts of  Dr Stella and her colleagues. Dr Stella passed on August 19 after contracting the deadly ebola disease.
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Veteran actress, Bimbo Akintola plays the role of the heroic Stella Adedavoh while Keppy Ekepeyong took that of the infamous Patrick Sawyer. Other members of cast include Charles Okafor, Tina Mba, Adebola Williams, Bimbo Manuel, Franca Brown, Gideon Okeke and many more.
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“Our aim is to create a feature film that will resonate with many people across the world particularly in Nigeria and its sub-region”. At its core, 93 days is a tale of common humanity and just how much we can achieve when we stand united.” The Producers revealed.  
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93 Days Movie: Celebrating Dr Stella Adedavoh and other Ebola heroes

Nigerians will eternally remain grateful to Ebola heroes, most especially the late Stella Adedavoh who saved the lives of thousands of Nigerians by restraining a patient, Patrick Sawyerr, Nigeria’s index Ebola case at the First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, Lagos where she worked from leaving the hospital for a conference.

’93 Days’  a co-production between MichelAngelo Production, Production (BAP) and Natives FilmWorks, which centers on the true-life story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to save Nigerians from the consequences of the outbreak of the highly dreaded Ebola Virus Disease is underway.

Directed by Steve Gukas and produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters, Dotun Olakunri and Steve Gukas., the movie tells the story of  dedication, sacrifice, resilience and survival and demonstrates the the heroic acts of  Dr Stella and her colleagues. Dr Stella passed on August 19 after contracting the deadly ebola disease.


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The Producers of the movie disclosed that,  “Our aim is to create a feature film that will resonate with many people across the world particularly in Nigeria and its sub-region”. At its core, 93 days is a tale of common humanity and just how much we can achieve when we stand united.”
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Ebola: Last patient in Sierra Leone leaves hospital.

Adama Sankoh, the last known Ebola patient in Sierra Leone has been discharged from the hospital. Her release was widely celebrated on the streets. The 34 year-old contracted the EVD from her 23 year-old son at Freetown.

 Speaking after her release from the Ebola treatment centre in Mateneh village,‎ Sankoh vowed to start sensitizing people about the illness.
“Although my child died of Ebola I am very happy that I have survived today. ‎From now on I will be the number one messenger to sensitise people that although Ebola is on the run, vigilance should be the watchword”.‎ She said.
‎Sierra Leone President, while presenting a certificate of discharge to the woman‎ told her that  “The Ebola fight is not yet over – go and tell members of your community that. Go back to your community and continue to live life as you used to.”
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