Defeating an old foe, malaria, while surviving a new enemy, Covid-19 – Rebecca Akufo-Addo
The current focus on Covid-19 should not distract us from the fight against malaria, which still takes too many African lives, says Ghana’s First Lady
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Nigeria – Enforcers kill more people than virus
New African’s Lagos correspondent Peter Ezeh finds that Nigeria’s reaction to COVID-19 falls far short of the exemplary response to Ebola
“Ebola kills quickly and Ebola heals quickly,” Jean-Jacques Muyembe
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in the city of Goma in eastern Congo have been declared “cured” …
After Ebola
Geraldine Lamin celebrates her survival, and mourns those consumed by the epidemic two years ago. ‘My mother got sick first. She was a nurse in …
The man who fought and won the Ebola war
When Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation last October, the news became a big story in itself, with naysayers expressing doubt, while …
Liberia: Surviving Ebola
There have been some steady gains in the fight against the Ebola virus in Liberia, but the struggle is far from over. Wade C. Williams …