The World Health Organisation has urged nations to donate money and resources to stop the spread of ebola as it declared the outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency.

The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread.

Fear, panic and denial are the lethal hallmarks of the response to the worst Ebola outbreak in decades. Without global action,its deadly march could even reach Europe, writes Michael Clifford.

Some 355 people who showed “neurotoxic symptoms” died following the suspected chemical weapons attack this week near Syria’s capital, Doctors Without Borders says.