Liberia country and climate development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks
Liberia
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A guide for worried fliers in Ebola season
As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa grows, airlines around the globe are closely monitoring the situation but have yet to make any drastic changes Why are airlines concerned? Airlines quickly take
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Ebola Cases Mix With Malaria Creating ‘Slow-Motion Disaster’
As the death toll rises in West Africa amid the worst Ebola outbreak on record, a separate threat is compounding the problem: the rainy season and the malaria that comes with it. In Sierra Leone, with
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Ebola Drug Panel Set by WHO to Weigh Unproven Drugs Use
The World Health Organization will convene a panel of medical ethicists next week to explore the use of experimental treatments for Ebola amid the worst outbreak of the disease on record. An experimental
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Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola virus
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency as the country grapples with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Speaking on national television she said some civil liberties
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West African healthcare systems reel as Ebola toll hits 932
Health workers in West Africa appealed on Wednesday for urgent help in controlling the world's worst Ebola outbreak as the death toll climbed to 932 and Liberia declared a state of emergency. "The government
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World Bank commits $5b to power projects in Nigeria, others
THE World Bank Group, yesterday, committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries, including Nigeria. Others are, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia,
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WHO urged to allow experimental drugs in 'dire' Ebola outbreak
Three of the world's leading Ebola specialists called on Tuesday for experimental drugs and vaccines to be offered to people in West Africa, where a vast outbreak of the deadly disease is raging in three
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World Bank, AfDB pledge $260m aid to fight Ebola
THE World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are preparing as much as $260 million in emergency funding to help Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea contain the spread of Ebola and limit its economic
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Ebola crisis: World Bank announces $200m emergency fund
The World Bank has announced that it is allocating $200m (£120m) in emergency assistance for West African countries battling to contain the Ebola outbreak. The money will be distributed to the governments
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WHO launching $100 million plan to combat Ebola
The World Health Organisation is launching a $100 million (59.25 million pounds) response plan to combat an "unprecedented" outbreak of Ebola in West Africa that has killed 729 people out of 1,323 infected