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International Medical Corps (IMC), a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs, seeks candidates for the position of Infection Prevention and Contr…
The Ebola epidemic will continue to cripple the economies of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone even as transmission rates in the three countries show significant signs of slowing, according to a World Bank Group analysis on the economic impact of Ebola in Africa. The Bank Group estimates that these three countries will lose at least US$1.6 billion in fo…
WASHINGTON — Saying the world was “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on 27 January 2015 laid out a vision in which insurance companies, governments, multi-lateral organizations, corporations and international donors worked together to build a system that would help all countries prepare for potentially…
By Misha Hussain
Macenta - In a land where witchcraft is sought after more than science for curing illness, medicine men in Guinea say the Ebola epidemic would be over by now if they had been properly included in the outbreak response.
From broken bones to impotence to madness, these traditional healers say they have a potion, spell or touch for many…
This report analyses the indirect, economic costs and in particular the effects on economic output in 2015 due to the Ebola epidemic. The results underscore the importance of Ebola and broader pandemic preparedness towards disaster risk reduction in African countries and of reaching the goal of zero new cases as soon as possible in the three most affect…