Africa

At the school that Eunice (right) co-founded in Navaisha, Kenya, tenants living nearby often used the bathrooms and left them dirty. So she designed tiny bathrooms with doors just big enough for young children. "Parents will enroll their children here bec

Me, Myself And The Loo: A Woman's Future Can Rest On A Toilet

2:49pm November 19, 2014

by Linda Poon

"My Toilet," a new photo exhibit in London, documents how commodes — or the lack of a proper one — affect the health, safety and education of girls and women around the world.

Bloodmobiles To Collect Plasma From West Africa's Ebola Survivors

9:02am November 19, 2014

by Richard Harris

Researchers gear up tests in West Africa to see whether blood from Ebola survivors can help people who are sick with the disease. This is part of a broader effort to test therapies in West Africa.

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Spanish police block animal rights activists protesting Wednesday outside the apartment building of the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola in the city of Alcorcon, outside Madrid.

Spanish Nurse Says She Reported Her Ebola Symptoms Several Times

11:16am November 18, 2014

by Scott Neuman

A Spanish-language newspaper reports that Teresa Romero Ramos told authorities on three separate occasions before her quarantine that she had a fever.

Health workers in protective suits transport Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon working in Sierra Leone who has been diagnosed with Ebola, from a jet that brought him from Sierra Leone to a waiting ambulance in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday.

Ebola-Infected Doctor Arrives In Nebraska For Treatment

11:13am November 18, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Dr. Martin Salia, who got the virus while working in Sierra Leone, is said to be sicker than some of the other patients who have been successfully treated for the disease in the U.S.

Thieu Patrice, Tan Benjamin and village chief Gueu Denis of Gahapleu, Ivory Coast, stand on the path to Liberia.

Guarding The Ebola Border

10:22am November 18, 2014

by Gregory Warner

Ivory Coast is determined to keep Ebola out. The government shut down the border, and enlisted local villagers to serve as informal border security.

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Sierra Leone Colleagues Mourn Dr. Salia, Who Succumbed To Ebola

9:09am November 18, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

Dr. Martin Salia died at a hospital in Omaha, Neb., after being evacuated from Sierra Leone, where he worked as a surgeon in several hospitals. Mourners gathered at a hospital where he worked.

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Ex-NBA Star Yao Ming Encourages Chinese To Stop Buying Ivory

8:24am November 18, 2014

Retired NBA player Yao Ming has embarked on a mission to stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos in Africa. Yao stars in the Animal Planet documentary Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming.

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Sizwe Nzima, right, and one of his six employees deliver medicines to patients in a Cape Town neighborhood.

The Guy Who Delivers HIV Medicine On His Bicycle

9:59pm November 17, 2014

by Anders Kelto

A South African teenager got tired of waiting in the clinic for his grandparents' HIV meds. So he came up with a solution. All it took was a bicycle.

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Dr. Martin Salia, shown in April, died today after being diagnosed with Ebola. He's being hailed in his native Sierra Leone as a "great hero."

In Sierra Leone, Tears And Wails Mark The Death Of Dr. Martin Salia

3:23pm November 17, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

He was one of only 130 or so doctors who served the country. When news came that he'd succumbed to Ebola, people went into shock, mourning the death of "a great hero."

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Nigerian Army Retakes Chibok, Home Of Kidnapped Schoolgirls

3:39pm November 16, 2014

by Scott Neuman

A day after reports that Boko Haram militants had captured the town where they abducted hundreds of schoolgirls in April, the government says it has regained control of the northeastern city.