Global Health Update: 11/03 Ebola

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Cases Surge in Sierra Leone
The Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) warns that Ebola cases have increased sharply in rural Sierra Leone—with 9 times more new cases per day than were reported two months ago. In the capital of Freetown, AGI reports 6 times more new cases per day than two months ago. The only encouraging news: In the northern region of Bombali, new cases have leveled off, according to AGI.

"The pace of the spread in rural Sierra Leone shows we still have no time to lose," AGI Chief Executive Nick Thompson said.

The news follows ** Friday’s announcement by WHO (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=b118b18e32&e=9c1fcebfa3)
that Ebola cases have topped 13,500 with 4,951 deaths.
** BBC (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=971dd02546&e=9c1fcebfa3)

The WFP’s Full Plate
The scale of the Ebola epidemic in Guinea—showing no signs of subsiding—has forced the World Food Programme to operate well beyond its core mission to distribute $25 million of food to at least 353,000 people.

Engineers are building 4 treatment centers—a first for WFP—with help from WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières. The org is also moving humanitarian personnel with its 19-seater aircraft and procuring personal protective equipment kits and gloves.

The Quote: “We need to work not only on the emergency response, but also on the longer-term by restarting or expanding the nutrition programmes we have in the country,” says Elisabeth Faure, WFP’s Guinea director. “Otherwise, we’re going to see… all the progress that’s been made being reversed.”
** The Guardian (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=751b5ca439&e=9c1fcebfa3)

Related: Africans Worst Responders in Ebola Crisis – ** Associated Press (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=097f9eb56e&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Jamaica: Chikungunya and Ebola – ** H5N1 (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=adaecec7f9&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Ebola Training Videos – ** MSF (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=69fb6dfb72&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Braving Ebola – ** The New York Times (Photo Essay) (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=47ae5ed170&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Ebola Design Challenge Says Yes To The Wedding Dress Designer – ** NPR Goats and Soda (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=c5e065b3d1&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Let’s talk about Ebola survivors and sex – ** Scientific American (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=33dbd11fcf&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: DRC may be declared Ebola-free in late November – ** News24 (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=311b3ab73a&e=9c1fcebfa3) As a news aggregator, I found this article intresting by providing a listing of other articles that are germane to this topic.