Ebola

On Thursday night, European Union leaders appointed Greek-Cypriot Christos Stylianides, member of the European Parliament, as the new commissioner for humanitarian affairs and crisis management. One of his main goals will be to coordinate EU efforts to combat the...

Greek Alternate Health Minister Leonidas Grigorakos said on Saturday that Greece is prepared for the Ebola virus. "We are ready. We are taking precautionary measures. We have set a special room at "Amalia Fleming" hospital in Athens with two beds. What interests...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a $500,000 emergency relief grant to international non-profit organization Doctors Without Borders, to help combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The grant will provide general support to the efforts of Doctors Without Borders, helping...

Greece is the latest country to undertake special emergency measures after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus outbreak an international health emergency. The Greek government alerted all related authorities to report immediately any possible incidents. Global health experts declared...

Fears for an epidemic by killer Ebola virus in West Africa caused Greek Health Ministry officials to warn Greek citizens against traveling to West Africa, unless it is absolutely necessary. The worst Ebola outbreak in history has killed at least 932, the World...