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Guinea Unrest Hampering Ebola Response: United Nations
The head of the UN mission on Ebola in Guinea on Monday said violence in the west of the country "jeopardised" the fight against the deadly virus.
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UN Ebola Head Warns Against Complacency as Fight Enters Last Lap
The head of the UN's Ebola fighting force on Sunday warned against complacency as the fight against the disease entered its final lap, hailing Guinea for tightening surveillance.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to Address African Union Summit Later This Week
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will head to Ethiopia later this week to attend the African Union summit.
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UN Ebola Team Leaders to Visit West Africa Starting Monday
The UN Ebola chief will be taking the new head of the UN's mission to fight the deadly disease on a tour of the most affected countries in West Africa starting Monday.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Appoints New Ebola Mission Head
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appointed a Mauritanian national to head the UN Ebola mission set up two months ago to combat the world's worst outbreak of the virus.
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'We Were Slow': WHO Admits Mistakes in Ebola Response
The head of the World Health Organization conceded today that the UN body was slow to respond to the outbreak of Ebola that has now killed more than 6,300 people in west Africa.
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United Nations Warns Ebola Still Far From Over
The head of the UN Ebola mission warned on Friday that the world was "far, far away" from beating back the outbreak and said a huge increase in aid was still needed to fight Ebola on the ground in Africa.
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WHO Veteran Elected as Head of Africa Office Amid Ebola Criticism
The World Health Organization (WHO) elected a long time veteran of the UN agency as the head of its Africa office today, amid criticism of its handling of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
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Ban Ki-moon Slams 'Unnecessary' Ebola Restrictions on Health Workers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday against "unnecessarily" strict restrictions on health workers returning from treating Ebola patients, in an apparent reference to quarantines and visa bans by some Western nations.
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Don't Let Quarantine Hysteria Deter Ebola Health Workers: UN
Governments must not deter health workers from coming to West Africa to fight Ebola and quarantine decisions should not be based on hysteria, the head of the UN mission battling the virus said on Monday.
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Guinea Unrest Hampering Ebola Response: United Nations
The head of the UN mission on Ebola in Guinea on Monday said violence in the west of the country "jeopardised" the fight against the deadly virus.
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UN Ebola Head Warns Against Complacency as Fight Enters Last Lap
The head of the UN's Ebola fighting force on Sunday warned against complacency as the fight against the disease entered its final lap, hailing Guinea for tightening surveillance.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to Address African Union Summit Later This Week
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will head to Ethiopia later this week to attend the African Union summit.
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UN Ebola Team Leaders to Visit West Africa Starting Monday
The UN Ebola chief will be taking the new head of the UN's mission to fight the deadly disease on a tour of the most affected countries in West Africa starting Monday.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Appoints New Ebola Mission Head
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appointed a Mauritanian national to head the UN Ebola mission set up two months ago to combat the world's worst outbreak of the virus.
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'We Were Slow': WHO Admits Mistakes in Ebola Response
The head of the World Health Organization conceded today that the UN body was slow to respond to the outbreak of Ebola that has now killed more than 6,300 people in west Africa.
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United Nations Warns Ebola Still Far From Over
The head of the UN Ebola mission warned on Friday that the world was "far, far away" from beating back the outbreak and said a huge increase in aid was still needed to fight Ebola on the ground in Africa.
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WHO Veteran Elected as Head of Africa Office Amid Ebola Criticism
The World Health Organization (WHO) elected a long time veteran of the UN agency as the head of its Africa office today, amid criticism of its handling of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
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Ban Ki-moon Slams 'Unnecessary' Ebola Restrictions on Health Workers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday against "unnecessarily" strict restrictions on health workers returning from treating Ebola patients, in an apparent reference to quarantines and visa bans by some Western nations.
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Don't Let Quarantine Hysteria Deter Ebola Health Workers: UN
Governments must not deter health workers from coming to West Africa to fight Ebola and quarantine decisions should not be based on hysteria, the head of the UN mission battling the virus said on Monday.
