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Ebola
The Root Cause: Reflecting on my Trip to Ebola Stricken Liberia
During my visit to Monrovia, Liberia last week, I witnessed the disheartening impact of Ebola, and how it has caused a serious disruption of Liberia’s social, economic and cultural fabric. The rate at which the virus has spread, and the escalating death toll has exposed some basic integral issues within the public health, and infrastructure…
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Ebola Outbreak Reveals Structural Inequality
The Ebola epidemic has resulted in thousands of deaths and has destabilized many communities...
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Disgusting ‘Aids, Ebola, Obama- Thanks Africa’ Sign Stirs Controversy In Nebraska
A man in Minden, Nebraska is stirring controversy over a sign he posted last week with the...
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China Agressively Joins Ebola Efforts in West Africa
The People’s Republic of China announced yesterday that it will build a 100-bed medical...
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Africa’s Beggar Mentality Begets Dependency Culture
The Black man’s life is a cheap one regardless of geographical location. In America, a White man who carries out a mass shooting is arrested, due process is followed, and a trial afforded...
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Update: No Ebola Case in Ghana
April 8, 2014- UPDATE: There is no Ebola case in Ghana as the test results came back negative. The young girl did not pass away from the virus. According to My Joy Online, “…after samples...
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Deadly Ebola Outbreak Suspected in Mali
Mali has reported three suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus. The death toll in Liberia and Guinea has risen to 84, which has created a fear of a potential epidemic that may continue to claim lives....
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Ebola Cases Reported In Liberia, Senegal Denies Border Crossing
Two cases of Ebola have been announced and confirmed in Liberia. The virus has claimed the lives of 78 persons so far in Guinea. With the Liberian cases, the virus has been contracted by sisters who recently...
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Ebola Outbreak Reaches Guinea
There have been 66 deaths confirmed due to the Ebola virus in Conakry, Guinea. There are suspected cases in Liberia and Sierre Leone as well. To take precaution there has been a ban placed on bat soup...
