Posts tagged “Ebola”

UK ‘Vulnerable’ to Next Epidemic-2215

January 25th, 2016

A group of MPs has warned that due to a deficiency in the UK’s ability to manufacture vaccines, the country is vulnerable to epidemics like Ebola, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people in West Africa in its largest ever outbreak. According to the Science and Technology Committee, Britain “lacks the capacity” to […]

Sierra Leone Officially Declared Free of Ebola-7173

November 10th, 2015
Sierra Leone Officially Declared Free of Ebola-7173

Mass celebrations have broken out on the streets of Sierra Leone following an announcement from the World Health Organisation that confirmed the country is officially free from Ebola. There have now been no new cases for more than 42 days. In the last 18 months, Ebola swept through communities, claiming almost 4,000 lives. On the 7th […]

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