ebola

Barring a few city hospitals, almost no medical facility has the capacity to deal with Ebola or to try and contain it

Were Ebola ever to enter Pakistan, it would find an environment highly conducive to its spread. We hope it never does

Series to draw inspiration from best-selling book The Hot Zone, which chronicles hemorrhagic fever caused by the virus

Western countries scramble to review safety measures at airports and borders amid a mounting wave of fear

Obama must make more efforts to talk directly to Americans about Ebola to show he is in control, Peter LaMotte

All airports directed to screen passengers from affected countries

And who will win the 2018 elections? Why… the PML-N, of course!

It is high time Pakistan also began screening of travellers travelling from West Africa for Ebola virus

Tarar says although so far no case of Ebola is reported in Pakistan, the government has taken preventive measures

'Virus could reach 5,000 to 10,000 cases per week by the first week of December', Bruce Aylward

The number of cases is continuing to spiral in the three hardest-hit countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea

Local health officials say the patient was a Sudanese doctor who had arrived in Germany from Liberia

West Africa health workers are frontline of outbreak branded as 'most severe public health emergency in modern times'

The infected health worker had close and frequent contact during the 11-day treatment of Thomas Eric Duncan

Resources to support the fight must be increased 20-fold, says Ban Ki-moon

There are signs virus is inside the body, flexing muscles to letting loose fever that presages beheadings, floggings

One can only hope that Pakistan remains isolated from any risk of infection since the public health system is fragile

Close to two million pilgrims will perform ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual today .

We seem to have far more important tasks to do: staging miles-long protest rallies, holding impressive public meetings

Number of believers seem fewer than past years following a crackdown by authorities on illegal pilgrims

Authorities say close to 1.4 million believers have come to Makkah to perform Hajj

UNGA serves an invaluable role by bringing people with power to solve world’s most pressing problems under one roof

American leadership is as strong as ever despite challenges including fighting IS militants and deadly Ebola epidemic

Airport security should be increased to check medical history, notes of passengers coming from affected countries

In Sierra Leone, Ebola has infected 1,940 people, killing 593, by the WHO count

WHO says Ebola infections will triple to 20,000 by November if efforts to stop outbreak not stepped up radically

The United Nations is seeking to raise nearly $1 billion to defeat the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola.

The residents of Karachi need to ensure that their drinking water is from a clean source

The entire world has managed to control the disease, while the epidemic seems to be exacerbating here.

US govt has already committed around $100 million to tackle the outbreak

WHO chief says 4,784 people had been infected with Ebola and more than 2,400 of them had died

Ebola epidemic reaches Nigeria and Senegal

Ministry hedges bets on low number of travellers from African countries

UN's health agency said, pointing out that 47% of the deaths and 49% of the cases had come in the last 21 days.

According to United Nations estimates, Ebola disease has killed 1,900 in West Africa since March

Virus has already killed more than 1,500 people in west Africa

WHO is later due to launch new strategic plan for tackling spread of virulent disease

Liberia remains the worst-affected country with 624 deaths; Guinea has seen 406 people die

Worst-ever outbreak of Ebola kills more than 1,200 people across West Africa this year

It is for responsible agencies, authorities in the area where the outbreak has occurred to attend with speed.

Patients are now receiving experimental treatments, but they are not available on wide scale

Three participants barred from combat sports, pool events.

The announcement came before West African regional bloc ECOWAS said one of its officials had died from the disease.

The West Africa Ebola virus epidemic has killed at least 1,013 of the more than 1,848 people it has infected

Health experts grapple with ethical questions over the use of experimental drugs to combat the killer virus

Says crew members of MV Malakand are at risk of catching the virus, which could spread in Pakistan

Mukhtar said Pakistan should follow the education system of the developed world.

It is not inconceivable that Ebola could find its way to Pakistan and the country would be poorly placed to treat it.

This will be the third forum of heads of universities of OIC member states.

Governments should reflect on what can happen when narrow self-interest is accorded more importance than greater good.