Vincent Enyeama reveals how he was isolated in France because of Ebola.

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama is one of many Nigerians (all Nigerians actually) who are happy to see the end of Ebola in the country. The BBC Footballer of the Year award nominee has revealed how he was isolated and monitored at his French club Lille because of the dreaded disease.

My club monitors me for three weeks any time I return from Nigeria because of Ebola and nobody wants to sit around you or shake you then.”


“But I must now commend the Nigerian government for the massive effort they put up to eradicate it from the country and get an approval from the WHO (World Health Organisation).”


If he had his way, AFCON 2015 will be shifted to a later date.

If I were CAF, I will suspend the tournament because it is difficult to contain. But if we qualified, I will play in the tournament,” he added.‎




Source: African Football

Ebola: Sierra Leonean patients escape Quarantine centre to look for food

It’s bad enough that they have the Ebola Virus Disease, then leaving Quarantine to look for what to eat is very devastating. Aid workers in Sierra Leone have raised alarm that these set of Ebola patients are exposing other people to the virus.
Supplies are not reaching them because areas where they are to get food have been blocked and travel to some parts restricted. The Sierra Leonean Government and U.N.’s World Food Program responsible for getting food and other services to the patients maintained that many nooks and crannies in the country are being missed.
“This is a huge concern. People infected with Ebola are desperately searching for food and are in turn exposing others to the disease.”
“They are jostling with people in the market and infecting others through bodily contact. We urgently have to provide food to those who need it to prevent the risk of further spread.” Jeanne Kamara, the director of charity group, Christian Aid stated.
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2 year-old girl becomes the first Ebola patient in Mali

A 2-year-old girl has become the first person to contract the deadly Ebola Virus disease in Mali. After she arrived the country from Guinea, she was taken to a hospital in Kayes after a nurse noticed Ebola-like symptoms in her, the Ebola tests later ran on her came out positive. It is not unlikely she contracted it from her father who died of the disease.

“The girl is still in the hospital in Kayes together with members of her family who might have been exposed to the virus,” Health Ministry spokeswoman Markatie Daou said.

Meanwhile Ousmane Kone, Mali’s minister for public health have asked people in Kayes to stay calm and observe hygiene measures.

Mali becomes the 6th West African country to be hit by the virus which according to WHO has now killed more than 4,800 people.

New York records first case of Ebola

Another case of Ebola Virus Disease has been diagnosed in the US, the first in its largest city; New York. Dr Craig Spencer, a doctor who worked in Guinea, West Africa with Ebola patients has tested positive to the virus, he’s now been placed in an isolation unit.

The 33 year-old doctor was taken to Bellevue Hospital six days after returning from Guinea. 3 people, including his fiancée who had close contact with him are being quarantined for observation. His apartment has been sealed off and will later be decontaminated.

Source: Yahoo

Ebola: Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf writes open letter to the world.

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in an open letter has called for global collaboration to fight the deadly Ebola Virus Disease which has ravaged West Africa and killed 4,500 people. Below is the letter which was broadcast on BBC.

Dear World, 

In just over six months, Ebola has managed to bring my country toa standstill. We have lost over 2,000 Liberians. Some are children struck down in the prime of their youth. Some were fathers, mothers, brothers or best friends Many were brave health workers that risked their lives to save others, or simply offer victims comfort in their final moments.
There is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold in three fragile states – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – all battling to overcome the effects of interconnected wars. In Liberia, our civil war ended only eleven years ago. It destroyed our public infrastructure, crushed our economy and led to an exodus of educated professionals.

A country that had some 3,000 qualified
doctors at the start of the war was dependent by its end on barely three dozen. In the last few years, Liberia was bouncing back. We realized there was a long way to go, but the future was looking bright.

Now Ebola threatens to erase that hard work. Our economy was set to be larger and stronger this year, offering more jobs to Liberians and raising living standards. Ebola is not just a health crisis – across West Africa, a generation of young people risk being lost to an economic catastrophe as harvests are missed, markets are shut and borders are closed.
The virus has been able to spread so rapidly because of the insufficient strength of the emergency, medical and military services that remain under-resourced and without the preparedness to confront such a challenge. This would have been the case whether the confrontation was with Ebola, another infectious disease, or a natural disaster.
But one thing is clear. This is a fight in which the whole world has a stake. This disease respects no borders. The damage it is causing in West Africa, whether in public health, the economy or within communities – is already reverberating throughout the region and across the world. The international reaction to this crisis was initially inconsistent and lacking in clear direction or urgency. Now finally, the world has woken up.
The community of nations has realized they cannot simply pull up the drawbridge and wish this situation away. This fight requires a commitment from every nation that has the capacity to help – whether that is with emergency funds, medical supplies or clinical expertise.
I have every faith in our resilience as Liberians, and our capacity as global citizens, to face down this disease, beat it and rebuild. History has shown that when a people are at their darkest hour, humanity has an enviable ability to act with bravery, compassion and selflessness for the benefit of those most in need.
From governments to international organisations, financial institutions to
NGOs, politicians to ordinary people on the street in any corner of the world, we all have a stake in the battle against Ebola. It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens, to send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to fend for themselves against an enemy that they do not know, and against whom they have little defence.
The time for talking or theorizing is over. Only concerted action will save my country, and our neighbours, from experiencing another national tragedy.
The words of Henrik Ibsen have never been truer: “A thousand words leave
not the same deep impression as does a single deed.

Yours sincerely,

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Have you seen this touching animation on Ebola?

United Methodist Communications in collaboration with Chocolate Moose Media and iHeed have created an animation for West Africa that dispels myths about how Ebola is spread and promotes prevention. 

DOWNLOAD the animation free at http://www.ebolavideo.org.




Our goal is to provide education that leads to better understanding to prevent infections. Ebola gains foothold in poor communities where mistrust, resistance to proper care and lack of understanding of the virus and is widespread. The church’s advantage lies in its network of trusted leaders who live in the affected regions.” said the Rev. Larry Hollon, chief executive of United
Methodist Communications. 






United Methodist Communications (http://www.umcom.org), the global
communications agency of The United Methodist Church, is using several
approaches, including providing text messages to clergy in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Commentaries by trusted leaders encourage cooperation with health programs.






The agency provided partial funding for Chocolate Moose Media
(http://www.chocmoose.com) to create the video. The executive producer is
iHeed (http://www.iheed.org), a mobile-health-education innovator.




Chocolate Moose Media founder and award-winning director Firdaus Kharas
said,‎ “I have created what I hope will be a compelling video to prevent the spread of Ebola. My approach is to combine animation with non-coercive persuasion by having Africans speak to their own broader family.”


Accessed through download for local playback, all partners will distribute
the video to reach as many as possible. Distribution channels include
international organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and churches and through social media using #Ebolavideo.






“Through a combination of weak health infrastructure, inconsistent levels of education and unpreparedness, this epidemic has become a global threat,”said Dr. Kunal D. Patel, medical director of iHeed. “Digital media can fill the gaps. In combination with technologies such as mobile phones, cinemas, projectors and tablets, animated information can help.”
According to the World Health Organization, 7,470 cases of Ebola had been reported as of Oct. 3 (http://goo.gl/ni3P1M), with 3,431 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.


Ebola is transmitted to humans from wild animals and spreads through
person-to-person transmission. Contact with the body of a deceased person can also play a role in transmission.


Texas nurse who contracted Ebola from late patient in America identified.

According to Yahoo news, the Texas nurse who contracted Ebola from Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient in America  has been identified as Nina Pham. 

The 26 year old health worker at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital wore full protective gear while treating Duncan but still contracted the EVD.‎ Pham who was diagnosed in Sunday has been in isolation since Friday.


Our team lead in Texas has spoken with her on multiple occasions, She’s been extremely helpful.“‎If this one individual was infected and we don’t know how within the isolation unit, then it is possible that other individuals could have been infected as well,” The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) director, Dr. Thomas Frieden said

Credit: Yahoo

First Ebola patient in the US dies

This is quite sad! The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas today announced the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient in Dallas, USA. Prior to his death, as at yesterday he was on a ventilator and kidney dialysis.
Duncan, who travelled from Liberia to Texas to visit his family tested positive to have the Ebola virus last week. He contracted the EVD shortly after he took his Landlord’s infected pregnant daughter to the hospital few weeks back.

Spanish nurse becomes the first to contract Ebola Virus outside Africa.

A Spanish nurse who treated two Ebola-infected Spanish priests, Manuel Garcia Viejo and Miguel Pajares has been infected by the deadly virus, Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato confirms.

She becomes the first person to have contracted the EVD outside Africa.

The nurse has been admitted to hospital in Alcorcon, Spain.

“Both the health ministry and public health authorities are working together to give the best care to the patient and to guarantee the safety of all citizens.” The minister added.

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