Lagos has eight suspected cases of Ebola, all in people who came into contact with Nigeria's first victim who died last month, the health commissioner said on Tuesday, with one case confirmed.

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 Ministry of Health has issued a health alert regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, although the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has said the risk is minimal for the Maldives.

Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency and called in troops to quarantine Ebola victims, joining neighbouring Liberia in imposing controls as the death toll from the outbreak of the virus h

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

INDICATIONS emerged Wednesday that there is a growing fear across the globe, particularly in Europe and the United States (U.S.), that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could spread to other region

Liberia's president is closing the nation's schools and ordering non-essential government employees to stay home as the country battles an Ebola outbreak.

The number of newly discovered HIV cases in people aged 60 or older increased in Beijing in recent years.