https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-2016, estimating losses of $6 million (€5.2 million). https://www.thelocal.ch/20171105/red-cross-admits-6-million-fraud-during-ebola-crisis Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:18:29 +0100 red-cross-admits-6-million-fraud-during-ebola-crisis Researchers at Lausanne’s technology institute EPFL have developed a reusable protective suit for medical staff working with infectious diseases such as Ebola in hot climates. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160419/epfl-reveals-new-suit-for-healthcare-workers Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:07:15 +0200 epfl-reveals-new-suit-for-healthcare-workers The Ebola epidemic that has ravaged west Africa for two years is over after Liberia, the last affected country, received the all-clear, the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160114/who-declares-end-to-ebola-virus-epidemic Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:08:35 +0100 who-declares-end-to-ebola-virus-epidemic Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in Geneva on Monday urged all countries to help combat the misuse of antibiotics, which is fuelling drug resistance and allowing long-treatable diseases to become killers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150518/merkel-warns-who-conference-of-antibiotics-dangers Mon, 18 May 2015 16:27:20 +0200 merkel-warns-who-conference-of-antibiotics-dangers A UN-sponsored report on Monday denounced the Geneva-based World Health Organization's slow response to the Ebola outbreak and said the agency still did not have the capacity to tackle a similar crisis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150511/report-slams-whos-inadequate-response-to-ebola Mon, 11 May 2015 16:57:29 +0200 report-slams-whos-inadequate-response-to-ebola The Geneva-based World Health Organization on Tuesday unveiled a plan to eradicate the deadly Ebola virus, aiming to identify and isolate the dwindling number of new cases by the end of May. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150428/who-unveils-plan-to-wipe-out-ebola-virus Wed, 29 Apr 2015 00:59:32 +0200 who-unveils-plan-to-wipe-out-ebola-virus More than 26,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak began and more than 10,800 have died, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150423/ebola-cases-rise-to Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:40:41 +0200 ebola-cases-rise-to US authorities have given emergency authorization to Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche for an Ebola test that can take as little as three hours, the company said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141229/roche-gets-go-ahead-for-ebola-dectection-test Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:05:00 +0100 roche-gets-go-ahead-for-ebola-dectection-test The World Health Organization on Thursday downplayed the suspension of trials in Geneva of an experimental Ebola vaccine over unexpected side-effects. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141211/swiss-suspension-of-ebola-vaccine-trials-downplayed Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:24:00 +0100 swiss-suspension-of-ebola-vaccine-trials-downplayed The number of people dying from malaria has almost halved since 2000, although progress in west Africa risks being reversed by the Ebola outbreak, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141209/ebola-virus-worries-offset-malaria-gains-who Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:43:00 +0100 ebola-virus-worries-offset-malaria-gains-who A Cuban doctor infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone will soon be released from the hospital in Switzerland where he has been receiving treatment, the Cuban health ministry says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141206/cured-cuban-ebola-patient-set-for-geneva-release Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:06:00 +0100 cured-cuban-ebola-patient-set-for-geneva-release The Geneva-based World Health Organization on Monday said more than 6,000 people had died from Ebola and not nearly 7,000 as earlier reported, blaming "an error" in numbers out of Liberia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141202/who-lowers-ebola-death-toll-after-counting-error Tue, 02 Dec 2014 10:12:00 +0100 who-lowers-ebola-death-toll-after-counting-error A Cuban doctor infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is improving after treatment with experimental drugs, the Geneva hospital where he is being treated said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141125/cuban-ebola-virus-patient-in-geneva-improving Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:33:00 +0100 cuban-ebola-virus-patient-in-geneva-improving A Cuban doctor was set on Friday to become the first patient suffering from the Ebola virus to receive treatment in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141120/first-ebola-patient-to-be-treated-in-geneva Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:19:00 +0100 first-ebola-patient-to-be-treated-in-geneva The Geneva-based World Health Organization has asked Canada and Australia to justify their decisions last week to suspend immigration from Ebola-hit west African countries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141105/canada-and-australia-rapped-for-ebola-migration-moves Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:21:00 +0100 canada-and-australia-rapped-for-ebola-migration-moves Sweating behind fogged-up goggles, Thanh Dang meticulously follows each instruction as she peals away layers of protective clothing, stopping repeatedly to wash her double-gloved hands in chlorine disinfectant. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141030/geneva-doctors-don-battle-dress-for-ebola-fight Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:49:00 +0100 geneva-doctors-don-battle-dress-for-ebola-fight Ebola vaccine trials are set to start in Switzerland this week after receiving the green light from the country's authorities, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141028/ebola-vaccine-trials-set-to-start-this-week Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:32:00 +0100 ebola-vaccine-trials-set-to-start-this-week Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche hopes to obtain fast-track US approval for a rapid diagnostic test for Ebola, its director general said in an interview published Sunday, amid the worst-ever outbreak of the killer disease. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141026/roche-seeks-fast-track-for-ebola-virus-test Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:47:00 +0100 roche-seeks-fast-track-for-ebola-virus-test The Geneva-based World Health Organization insisted on Tuesday it would probe complaints that it had been slow to wake up to the scale of Ebola, but insisted the focus now must be on battling the epidemic. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141021/who-slammed-for-slow-response-to-ebola Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:27:00 +0200 who-slammed-for-slow-response-to-ebola Canada will start sending more than 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to Switzerland this week as part of the global fight against the deadly virus, a Geneva hospital says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141020/canadian-ebola-vaccine-bound-for-geneva-hospital Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:00:00 +0200 canadian-ebola-vaccine-bound-for-geneva-hospital