The WHO declared last week that the Ebola Outbreak in Spain is officially over.
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Africare In the News
Malaria deaths down 54% in Africa: WHO
Since 2000, the number of malaria deaths in Africa and worldwide have decreased significantly, according to new data published in the World Malaria Report 2014.
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Ebola Outbreak Update [Week of November 30, 2014]
Having reached 42 consecutive days since the country’s last suspected Ebola case tested negative two times, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was officially free of Ebola transmission on November 21.
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Nov. 29: Africare/Tanzania Holiday Shopping for Ebola Orphans
More than 5,100 people in West Africa have died this year from the Ebola virus. Tragically, many of those who died were children. Also tragically, many of those who died were parents.
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Mbailassem: The Women of Chad Building a Business Empire
As the years of success continued, the women of Mbailassem became well-known in the region, attracting other women’s groups, almost doubling in size and growing their company’s value over 550%.
[More]Africare donates US$2M medical supplies to Nimba
The materials include examination gloves, surgical gowns, surgical materials, personal protective equipment, oral re-hydration salt and body pressure materials, among others.
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Bitcoin Shop to Donate Portion of Ecommerce Gross to Help Africare Fight Ebola
ARLINGTON, VA – (Marketwired – November 20, 2014) – Bitcoin Shop, Inc. today announced its plans to donate fifty percent (50%) of its ecommerce gross profits to Africare.
[More]Hackathon develops tech tools to fight Ebola epidemic
Innovations such as pulse readings by webcam and triage by SMS are just some of the ideas coders are pursuing to help rein in Ebola.
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[Video] Students Can Be Teachers…And Poo-ets
Diarrhea, diarrhea, diarrhea. You are bad. We must wipe you out.
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Africare, African Well Fund and Batonga Foundation Launch WASH Project
BEMBEREKE (NOVEMBER 19, 2014) – Today is World Toilet Day. It may not be considered a polite dinner conversation topic, but ensuring access to clean water and sanitation facilities like latrines is one of the most important global public health issues.
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