with that ebola crisis because everybody was afraid of ebola. in venice some point that it made a social impact. but many died. that is a critical problem. working together things up are working very well but also that others are hurting from and the fact that there is pressure from guinea to put pressure on organizations by supporting this country. so we're learning from each other to move forward. and also working together not with force. so with the education he cannot do it. but u.s. response that the entire word came late. but it came very late to the crisis. the entire world. that is one of the lessons until the global health community. and if it is in southeast asia or europe or america. to develop countries and then that we knew for the first time this is the population. sova whole world is a lesson learned of the have a discussion end of message to all of them but they came very big. united states government caved very big to the rescue. i am very optimistic because of the support that usaid was there. that was done in march or april. w

it was the first time the ebola has left since the history of ebola since 1976 ebola in the east african area. we have no knowledge in west africa of such disease. this was the first time so the health system was not equipped to deal with the issue of isolation testing of people with the disease and all that so we had to deal with the situation and to do that we are organized as a government and the minister of health and created a national coordinated unit meeting every day strategizing how to deal with the situation. people were being infected so we had the first wave of the outbreak in march and april. the first wave of the outbreak had only six confirmed cases with six confirmed deaths so was a 100% fatality rate in the first wave. we dealt with the situation the first wave and went at least 60 days without a new case of the disease but in guinea and sierra leone got hit in may. guinea and sierra leone were still reporting the virus so we could not declare the virus has a country because liberia and guinea sierra leone we have intermarriages and cross-border issues, farming. you can

at one point we were using radio communication going on the radio, ebola is this, ebola is that, this is how you prevent it. but at some point we needed other communication, so ipc was also great. we had two ipc. you had ipc for interpersonal communication. so with the multiple communication channels, ipc played a critical role. you cannot go on the radio if somebody lost their loved one from ebola and say you are a contact, you have to remain quarantined for 21 days so that you get the follow-up. you need to go to them first of all, show your solidarity, give psycho social support to them. so ipc was very, very much critical in the communication camp. and when communities after they got the information, they did find their own tax forces so there were tax forces all around the place from one community to another community and people were going from house to house telling others about what the disease is and all that. so multiple communication channels, printings of flyers, getting information to health care workers, printing of posters, community engagement, town hall meetings, focus

it was the first time that ebola had leapt since the history of ebola since 1976. ebola had been in east african area. we have no knowledge in west africa of such disease and this was the first time. so the health system was not that equipped to the extent to deal with issue of isolation, testing of people and disease and all that. so we had to deal with the situation, and to do that we are organized as a government, the ministry of health, created aation nal coordination unit meeting every day, discussing how to deal with the situation. yet people were getting infected, so we had the first wave of the outbreak between march and april. the first wave of the outbreak had only six confirmed faces, with six confirmed deaths. so it was 100% case fatality rate of the first wave. there was a situation, currently the first wave gone at least 60 days without a new case of the disease, but in guinea and then sierra leone got hit in may. guinea and sierra leone was still reporting the virus so we could not declare the virus over as a country, because liberian guinean, sierra

in ebola, we want companies that can use the assets on anything else to come in on ebola. and we found companies, important companies, jsk, j&j merk are getting vaccines. clinical trials are expense of. additional capital is needed for clinical trials manufacturing getting it done. we want to see things done. >> let's talk about the market failure. there's three reasons for the failure of a drug or vaccine, one is it's believed there hasn't been a problem. two, there's not enough people suffering from it. and three, it's a disease. all of the three things are reasons why drug companies with high failure rates - they can shoot into the dark. there has been work on an ebola vaccine for decades. what stopped it becoming real? >> the market forces you outlined are tough. if you look at ebola - between '76 and 2013 there were less than 200 cases. it was extremely uncommon. it affects people. if you were doing the maths at a company, it is rational. a rational company wouldn't invest in ebola. we see that as a market failure, and there's not a rich country with ebola. they make

take ebola - it caught america offguard. in some places we overreacted and in other places we doesn't do enough. >> there's a lot of scare around ebola, because we don't know much about it, compared to measles. which is also a hot topic. >> when we think of diseases we tend to think of containment. how do we contain them. i had an opportunity to meet a small group of scientists who are seeking out the pathogens in order to understand it. it might surprise people that metropolis. that's good reason for that. let's have a look. >> reporter: we are all vulnerable to the tiny viruses. >> microscopic agents causing big diseases. >> reporter: these infectious agents know now boundaries and in today's hyper connective world, they can move fast. like others, like small pox are eradicated. others spring back to life when we are not vigilantful. safety. >> more than 400 in mexico have contracted measles. >> reporter: then there are the new kids s.a.r.s., avian bird flu and ebola. >> emerging viruses cause two-thirds of recognised dise

how many people can you cure of ebola if it works?: it would be dozens, best case. >> simon: dozens? >> haydon: dozens. >> simon: which is not very much. not very much? dozens of cures, when 9,000 people died in this epidemic? sounds like using a bottle of water to put out a forest fire. >> haydon: lots of work to do in terms of scaling this process, if, in fact, this does become a verified treatment for ebola. >> simon: but the question now is, why did we have so little of the drug when the epidemic broke out and so little of it today? that's when it helps to go back 12 years to when the basic idea for zmapp came about at this miniscule company in san diego. mapp biopharmaceutical has a work force of nine. its founders, larry zeitlin and kevin whaley, who recently teamed up with canadian virologist gary kobinger, could only ever interest one investor in their drug, the u.s. government, which has been funding them ever since. you've sort of been a science company on the dole. >> larry zeitlin: for the most part, yes. >> kevin whaley:

, but can i give ebola. it is impossible. nurses dressed in full protective gear still treat ebola patients in liberia. the number of ebola cases has now dropped considerably. for these scientists, including the most senior liberian involved, there is now some hope. >> one tiny country on the west coast of africa is making a difference. >> a fall in the number of the bullet cases is undoubtedly good news. part of the largest ebola treatment center in the world is being pulled down and burned. if the vaccine trial goes well it may be possible to say the end of west africa's ebola nightmare is in sight. mark doyle, bbc news, liberia. >> that moment cannot come too soon. now, for a story of treasures that have been hidden in plain sight. bronze statues long dismissed as minor works of art could be by michelangelo. the pair were identified from a tiny detail in a drawing which is 500 years old. if the claim proves true, they would be the only surviving michelangelo bronzes in the world. >> two idealized naked ma

translator: we don't want to hear about ebola anymore.royed everything. including our trade. >> reporter: they are heading to senegal where they hope to sell their fish. they are not sure if they will be allowed in. for the last eight months senegal has closed his border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders out there west africa and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing even to fight against disease. you are causing panics. you are causing a lot of stress on the economy and the capacity of people to go through in moments of tensions such as an epidemic, so there are also technical medical reasons to criticize the border closure. >> reporter: senegal says it has put measures in place to prevent the virus from spreading. customs officers do a thorough inspection of their load. >> translator: we have seen so much traffic coming through. they are carrying coffee spices honey, fruits and venning vegetables. >> reporter: their destination is one of the largest wholesale markets i

at one point we were using radio communication going on the radio, ebola is this ebola is that, this is how you prevent it. but at some point we needed other communication, so ipc was also great. we had two ipc. you had ipc for interpersonal communication. so with the multiple communication channels ipc played a critical role. you cannot go on the radio if somebody lost their loved one from ebola and say you are a contact, you have to remain quarantined for 21 days so that you get the follow-up. you need to go to them first of all, show your solidarity give psycho social support to them. so ipc was very, very much critical in the communication camp. and when communities after they got the information they did find their own tax forces so there were tax forces all around the place from one community to another community and people were going from house to house telling others about what the disease is and all that. so multiple communication channels printings of flyers getting information to health care workers printing of posters, community engagement town hall meetings, focus group

it was the first time that ebola -- ebola has been in the east-african area. we have no knowledge of such disease and this was the first time. so the health system was not that equipped to the extent to deal with the issue of isolation testing of people with the disease and all that. so we had to deal with the situation. and to do that, we are organized as a government in the ministry of health, created the national coordination unit and meeting every day on how to deal with the situation. yet people were getting infected and we had the first wave of the outbreak between march and april. the first wave of the outbreak had only six confirmed cases with six confirmed -- the mortality rate of the first wave. that was the situation dealt with the first wave and gone at least 60 days without a new case of the disease. but in guinea and sierra leone got hit in may. sierra leone was reporting the virus, so we could not declare the disease was over as a country. we have intermarriages, we have cross-border issues, families. you can walk across the borders close to 100

the ebola outbreak has slowed, but is still not under control. there's been focus on finding a vaccine, but far less on way to say detect the virus. the team believe early detection will save time and lives. >> a human rights group in indonesia wants the government to halt executions of 10 domestic and foreign prisoners. one of the death row inmates is brazilian. his family said that he has sitsenschizophrenia. >> it's called the indonesian alcatraz, the prison island located in central java, it's where the government executes prisoners. last month, six convicts were executed by firing squad. another 10 of due to the shot soon. one of them is rodrigo from brazil, who was arrested in 2004 with 19 kilograms of heroin hidden in his surfboard. he was sentenced to death. although he is mentally ill his family says is documented condition was never part of his defense, because he lacked proper representation in court. >> he has schizophrenia and i'm here because i know that indonesia law doesn't agree with punish someone that is mental sick. that work

we cannot be sure we will have the money we need to stop ebola. >> the largest candidate of ebola treatment being run by french researchers has yielded encouraging results and liberia has begun the first vaccine trials but it's in its early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april which will make it difficult for health teams to reach affected areas. jarrod tan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have spent over 400 days behind bars. peter greste has arrived back home in australia after being released earlier this week. >>> security in nigeria has been stepped up ahead of next week's presidential election. a team from the international criminal court is in the country urging all parties to refrain from violence, before, during, and after the february 14th vote. >> no one should be insighted insighted to commit violence. the elections should be held under peaceful circumstances and a warning that anyone who insights violence, then who comitleanyone whoeconomists crimes, the prosecutor will be watching. >> n

where do we really stand in the fight against ebola?d by the president as the ebola response coordinator in october of last year. of course, at the time ron, the ebola fears were at fever pitch. now things have really calmed down. have we licked this crisis? >> well andrea we've made tremendous progress. that's what the president will talk about today. in october, we were seeing hundreds of new cases every week in liberia. last week we had three new cases. but the point the president's also going to make is we have not licked ebola yet. ebola is like a forest fire. if even one ember is burning, the whole thing can reignite again. so one point he's going to have today is that the mission of our troops is finished. they're going to come home. but we have 10,000 civilian responders on the ground in west africa. we have to fight this disease all the way to zero to where there's no ebola left in west africa. we won't have success until we get there, and we're not there yet. >> now, you're wrapping up your crisis coordination. what's next for

ebola is still not under control. there is focus on finding a vaccine, but far less on way to say detect the virus. the team believes early detection will save time and lives. al jazeera. >> immigration laws will be reviewed following recommendations made into a report at a attack at a cafe last year. it says no specific government organization or person is to blame for the incident. three people including the gunman were killed. the gunman was an eight iranian born citizen who had south asylum in australia. >> 133 people are on death row in indonesia. crimes such as drug trafficking and murder are the main offenses for which prisoners are executed. indonesia says it has executed 12 people in the last 10 years. the family of a brazilian met him who is facing the death penalty for drug offenses. >> it's called the indonesian alcatraz, the prison island located in central java is where the government executes prisoners and it's off limits to journalists. last month, six convicts were executed by firing squad and another

ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything, including our trade. >> they're head to go senegal hoping to sell their fish. they are not sure if they'll be allowed in. for the last eight months, senegal has closed its border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing in order to fight a disease. you're causing panic, you're causing a lot of stress on the economy, on people to go through moments of tensions, so there are reasons to criticize the closing of the border. >> measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the virus. there is no temperature checks here, just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal. customs officers do a thorough inspection of their load. >> we've seen so much traffic coming through. they're carrying coffee, spices, honey, fruit and vegetables, essential goods for senegal. >> their destination is a few hours away, one of the largest wholesale market

it was to build the ebola treatment center it's. they made that contribution, and there are others who are taking over the fight. >> you're going to guinea. >> yes. >> your' leavingyour' leaving soon. >> part of what i'll be doing helping to develop local capacity i'll be part of a rapid response team. >> what does that mean? >> as cases pop up they'll need team to treat those cases. i'll be part of the team that is ready to be called forward to do that. >> you have to be careful because we have also seen the stories of attacks on healthcare workers, how concerned are you about that event and it is an jog going event. >> frankly i'm more concerned about that-- >> than your safety? >> in terms of safety, i'm more concerned about the community and those kinds of attacks as opposed to becoming infected from ebola. >> you know how to protect yourself from an infection. what is leading on the attack to healthcare workers? what is behind that? >> conspiracy theories. there are many who think this is a department of defense conspiracy. tha

ebola has dropped to one tenth of when it was at its peak.ntry still has the problem of what to do with infectious waist. >> reporter: liberia got the known ebola cases down to a handful. that doesn't mean the country's problems are over. here is one that most people didn't give a thought to when the priority was saving lives. what to do with the huge quantities of potentially infectious human waste carely stored at ebola treatment centers. what to do with many gallons of ebola poo. runs have started. trucks full of the stuff will be taken from the treatment centers to a permanent holding point. it's like the biological equivalent to nuclear waste will be driven through town. the trucks will not be allowed to stop. safety teams will be on stand by. centralizing the poo at this sewage works is only part of the solution. workers will have to be trained in how to handle and store it. the instructors say the teams are doing well. >> they are doing pretty fine. they are cooperating. 90% of it. >> reporter: experts believe the ebola virus becomes h

but we have to be very clear, in order for one to be infected by ebola, it has to be the entire ebolahat is happening is that a little piece of this virus that has been inserted here it is inactive and it cannot cause an infection. >> now the question i have is if the epidemic is going down and then you don't have people with ebola, how can you prove that your vaccine works? >> that's an important question that we have to address. and there are several things to consider. one is the usefulness of a vaccine across three different cities. one of those cities is where there's a full-blown epidemic the next city is where there's a partially controlled epidemic and the last is where there's a completely controlled epidemic. but we try to establish that no matter which city you find yourself of the three, there is a potential for the implementation of a clinical trial. but if it is at the city where there's complete control of the epidemic, there's two things that can happen. one is that the sample size could potentially increase. two, there's possibility that there would be sporadic outbre

ebola treatment units have been built.00 african health workers have been trained and volunteers around the world have gained the confidence to join the fight. >> what lessons have been learned by the ebola outbreak? >> some very hard lessons have been learned. we cannot afford as a global community to have a failed system globally of detecting and responding to dangerous outbreaks. the world health organization did not perform as it should in this process, in this period, and it's enormously costly. the second hard lesson is we cannot afford to have a cluster of poor countries like liberia sierra leone, and ginny without having -- and guinea without having any capacity in their own health systems to monitor and respond. they need basic capacities created in those countries in order to reserve some modicum of health security. also, u.s. leadership, strategic leadership across the presidency , diplomats, aid workers, the department of defense, cdc, was sterling in this period and there is a lot that americans can be quite p

to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola.ay the world health organization finally approved the use of another 15-minute diagnostic kit. scientists here want their kits to be approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate because it detects the genetic makeup of the virus. the ebola outbreak has slowed down but still not under control. there has been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but far less on way to his detect the virus. he and his team believe early detection will save time. and save lives. nicholas hawk, al jazerra. >>> now more than a thousand muslims have formed a human change outside the main synagog in norway's capital oslo, it was a symbolic gesture following an attack on a synagog in denmark last week. a group of young muslims organized it. >> i am here to promote i interfaith between the jewish people and muslim people and to show everybody that we get along, we live in peace and this is what being human is all about getting along and being at peace with one another. >>> australia's prime minister tony ab

ebola cases spiked here much to the dismay of locals. >> we're going to god for ebola to be finishedsierra leone so we can be ourselves. >> reporter: it's the sign the fight against leeb is not over yet. since december 2013 there have been more than 23,000 cases worldwide. nearly 9,400 people have died. the vast majority of infections and deaths have happened in sierra leone and two other west african nations, liberia and guinea. u.n. officials have said ten fewer people are being diagnosed with ebola each week compared to the peak period last year. but they're concerned because the rate of infection has flattened over the past month. they say they need more time to bring that rate to zero. >> you almost have to go door by door. >> reporter: overall the international effort to control the worst ebola outbreak in history is working. liberian leaders lifted and overnight curfew in place since last august. they allowed students to go back to school after a six-month break. and they reopened their border with sierra leone. although their neighbor is keeping its side closed for now. simpl

a group of scientists came up with quick diagnostic. >> in the fight against ebola. time plays a crucial role. the longer is takes to detect the virus, the more like it will spread and kill. currently it takes between 12-24 hours to find out if someone is infected with the virus. >> detecting something as key to controlling the epidemic. >> reporter: long before an egyptian doctor joined forces to tackle endem ucks. they designed a solar power unit. it is essentially a lab in a suitcase that can be deployed anywhere. >> translation: the mobile kit we can test in the community. it >> reporter: it can detect 30 pathogens, one affecting the middle east. the m.e.r.s. virus killed three people and continues to spread. it was developed to test and it has been using many to tackle ebola to kill 2,000 people. it's been man ipulating blood and saliva. they are analysed here. >> there are only a handful in africa. this is the closest one to the ebola outbreak. researchers continued to study the virus. to find better ways to fight ebola. >> the world health organisation foomly

expressed concern about the increase of new ebola cases in west africa.tion rates have been dropping in resent months raising hopes that the worst was over and gerald tan reports. >> reporter: in a village in southeast guinea teams from the u.n. spread the message about ebola, this in itself is progress many communities who were once suspicious of aid workers are starting to pay attention to their efforts. >> translator: ebola is still here as long as the world health organization doesn't announce the ebola outbreak is over we will stay vigilant. >> reporter: in the past week the number of new cases went up for the first time this year in all three of west africa's worst-hit countries liberia, sierra leone and guinea the rise ended what had been an encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made but the outbreak still presents a grave threat and we really hope that there will be no complacency among anybody involved in the response. >> reporter: the w.h.o. says unsafe burial practices have contributed to the resent flare-up. and they are also c

david, who did not contract ebola, is a volunteer for an experimental vaccine. together they are helping doctors find a way to prevent the next epidemic. >> we're looking for antibodies to ebola that will bind to the virus and neutrize it. >> reporter: bound by a deep faith in god and 40 years of marriage. >> i'm still thankful that nancy is still with us and i still have her. >> reporter: they are excited to return to liberia. and anxious. >> those were very stressful days. and, you know revisiting that will i'm sure have a bit of an impact on us. >> reporter: but unlike when they left the epidemic has subsided. the u.s. military ended its mission there this week. >> we're thankful for what god's doing and for the way the numbers are coming down. >> reporter: and though it's believed her survival has made her immune nancy says she will not take any chances. >> you know there's still a respectful fear of ebola no matter if you've had it or if you haven't. >> reporter: another chance that just months ago seemed impossible. anne thompson nbc news new york. >>> whe

>> reporter: the number ever ebola infections in liberia has slowed markedly. just last week president barack obama told a u.s. audience he believed the fight against ebola had moved into a different phase. >> we're also here to mark a transition in our fight against this disease. not to declare mission accomplished but to mark a transition. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa, logistics have been set up, ebola treatment centers have been built over 1500 africa health workers have been trained. >> but the world health organization says the number of new cases has risen for second week running. in guinea the number grew from 39 to 65. transmission of the virus is also still widespread in sierra leone. which had 75 new cases. health officials say many people are still not taking the proper precautions. >> unsafe burials are one of a number of practices that are probably still driving the problem. that is probably the most difficult one to address without a doubt. >> the west africa ebola outbreak has now killed more than

for as long as ebola simmers anywhere in the world we will have some ebola fighting heroes who are coming back home with the disease from time to time, and that's why we're screening and monitoring all arrivals from infected countries. we've see equipped more hospitals with new protective gear and protocols. we've developed partnerships with states and cities, thanks to public servants like mayor mike rollings and judge clay jenkins of dallas, texas, who were on the front lines when the first case appeared here on our shores. few months ago, only 13 states had the capability to even test for ebola. today we have more than 54 labs in 44 states. only three facility in the country were qualified to treat an ebola patient. today we have 51 ebola treatment centers. we've successfully treated eight ebola patients here in the united states and we are grateful to be joined by six of these brave survivors today, including dr. richard sakra, who received world class care at nebraska medical center and a plasma donation from dr. kent brantly. he returned to liberia not treat patients, that's the kin

this is the closest one to the ebola outbreak. researchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. >> on friday the world health organization finally, approved the use of another 15 minute diag diagnostic kit. scientists here want their kit to be approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate because it detect the genetic make-up of the virus. the ebola outbreak has slowed down. it's still not under control. there has been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but far less on ways to detect the virus. sal and his team briefly early detection will save time and save lives. nicholas hart al jazeera, decart. >> 48 people are dead after a passenger ferry capsized in banging la derb. it's believed it hit a cargo boat about 40 kilometers northwest of dhaka. 50 passengers were rescued and rescue services are still searching for survivors. it was around 140 passengers that were on board. >> a human rights group wants the government to halt the executions of 10 domestic and foreign prisone

she is joins us now what i see is that ebola is still here. and the figures so the total focus still has tock on stopping this epidemic. however, lit be stopped besong partnerships government led communities very enganged in the behavior changes which have to happen, and then the international partners showing their solidarity in all the ways they can. >> do you find the desire is there, the ability to tackle this is there at the moment. >> absolutely, i have met with all three presidents and many ministers in the country, they are dedicated to eradicating this disease from their countries. because their economies have been knockenned side ways. what has really impressed me is the way the communities have risen to the occasion. the people have come forward to volunteer, to be the case files the contact traces, to senttize members of the community about what has to change to fight this disease. so i'm confident that if everybody keeps going we will get on top of it, but we are still on the last mile. >> what about schools opening do you think t

concerns over the rise of ebola cases in west africa. plus. >> i'm kristin saloomey. why there is a college program here. >> fighters from islamic state of iraq and the levant, the atracks are in etal yaition of retaliation of the killing of al kasasbeh. taken hostage in syria last year. let's go to nazanine this has really rallied hasn't it? >> yes jordanians, say that a shift of martin luther king opinion, in favor of revenge and in favor of the army about feeling more united they are speaking with one voice. doubts why jordan chose to be part of the coalition against i.s.i.l, they got their answer and those who didn't encourage jordan's role in the coalition say that they do now and those who feel jordan should not be part of the coalition are being silenced. before they didn't feel the threat from i.s.i.l. was real. now that they saw how mu'ath al kasasbeh was murdered, how every single home and every single jordanian are they are now convinced that this is their war. after prayers on friday, expressing solidarity with the king to ftc and the government in the war

. >> still ahead on al jazeera renewed concerns over west africa's ebola outbreak as the number of new cases rises unexpectedly. >> no money for new ideas. why entrepreneurs in thailand struggle to find funds for their startup companies. >> the top stories on al jazeera, the houthi ever staged a coup in yemen. what is seen as a unilateral move the rebels announced the formation of a five man council to run the government and write the new constitution. >> thousands of jordanians rallied to show solidarity with the family of muath al-kaseasbeh. the jordanian air force pilot was burned to death by isil after being taken hostage in december. they support the campaign against the armed group. >> the leaders of france and germany are in russia that push a peace plan to end the conflict in ukraine. the plan reportedly incorporates proposals from russia. that comes after angela merkel and president hollande met the ukraine president poroshenko thursday. >> investigators in taiwan are beginning to understand why a plane crashed into a river on wednesday, killing 35 people. they say one engine

ebola. as you may have heard in the media the ebola epidemic in west africa seems to be improving in most areas, but there are still a fair number of personal eltraveling from the united states to west africa as part of relief efforts and also in capacities as journalism and economic development and we continue to comply monitoring these travelers when they return to our communities. the travelers are identified through cdc airport screening process and there is a process to notify us. we screen them, interview them and issue health officer orders and monitor them for a 21 day period after their return, which essentially is the inksbation period for ebola virus. the purpose of this monitoring is make sure we have that relationship and channel of communication open so if a returning traveller begins to development systems consistent with ebola there is a way for them to receive the needed medical evaluation in a very controlled and system attic fashion without just showing up in a clinic or e

. >> just ahead here on al jazeera, we'll have the latest on the ebola virus. there are fears that infections are on the rise again. >> prisoners get a dose of shakespeare as part of a new education program in new york. >> the leaders of france and germany are due to arrive in moscow for talks on the ukraine conflict pushing for a peace plan. more than 5,000 people have been killed. >> thousands of people rallied in jordan in a show of solidarity for the family of pilot muath al-kaseasbeh, who was killed by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> investigators in taiwan are attempt to go explain why a plane crashed into a river on wednesday, killing 35 people. they say it appears one engine failed before the second engine was apparently manually shut down. >> the united nations expressed concern about the increase in new ebola cases in west africa. the infection rate had been dropping in recent months, raising hopes that the worst was over. almost 9,000 people have died from the diaz since december, 2013. the latest now. >> in a village in southeastern gui

we can be sure there will still be ebola in two or three weeks. we cannot be sure that we will have the money we need to make sure we stop that ebola. >> there are some positive signs. the largest clinical trial with a candidate ebola treatment has encouraging results and liberia started the first vaccine trials. it's in early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april, which will make it difficult for health teams to reach affected areas. al jazeera. >> canada's supreme court court overturned a ban against doctor assessed suicide. the law was said to impinge on canadian rights, expanding euthanasia to adults with intolerable suffering. canada joins a handful of european countries and a few u.s. states where it is legal. >> more than 1.5 million people are serving time behind bars in the united states and statistics show three quarters of them will be repeat offenders once they get out of prison. a new classroom initiative is trying to reverse the trend. >> at first glance, it looks like any college

this is the closest one to the ebola outbreak.earchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. >> on friday the world health organization finally approved the utes of another 15-minute diag diagnostic cut. scientists here wants their kids to be approved -- kits to be approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate because it detect the genetic make-up of the virus. the ebola outbreak has slowed down but it's not under control. there has been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but less on ways to detect the virus. sul and his team believe early detection will save time and save lives. nicholas hawk al jazeera, decartes. >> witnesses to a suicide attack in northeastern nigeria say the female bomber could have been as young as seven. five people died in sunday's attack in a market in the city of portiskum. nineteen were injured. no one has claimed responsibility but blame is likely to fall on the armed group, boko haram. >>> 48 people are dead after a passenger neverry capsized in

a tiny part of the ebola virus itself.ot enough to cause an infection, but enough to help the body build immunity. is that's put a lot of people off, but not dr. kennedy because he is the researcher overseeing the trial. >> i am so happy that we were able to reach this. this is a milestone with global community eyes are on liberia, to ensure that we do this properly. >> two vaccines are being tested, 12 people have been given the drug to start with, but it is hoped some 30,000 volunteers will eventually take part. we are trying toking rebuild a health system, sew you cannot rule out this vaccine we are doing it in the a gradual step. >> but some are worries it may be too late, nearly 9,000 people have died since the outbreak began a year ago. now the infection rate is slowing with 15 new cases reported in the part three weeks. soy says there is no way of know willing the vaccine is working. >> a company conducted clinical trials for treatment has already pulled out of liberia, because there are not enough patients to test

i asked them if they still have worries about ebola. said he was concerned that his school friends might pass the disease to him and then he'd take it back to his own family. isaac thought the teachers might infect him. but nevertheless, you're going to come? >> yeah. >> you will come? >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: every public building in liberia these days has a bucket with chlorinated water and washing hands is a rule which is very strictly adhered to. we've seen that ebola has caused various sorts of heartbreak. it's also complicated the date of the reopening of the school system. all of the schools have now got to have a bucket of color ratehlorinated water and a thermometer to take the temperature of children as they come through to make sure none of them have a fever. but it will take more than that to make some schools safe. this one was used as a holding center for ebola patients. the local community objected violently to sick people being brought here. they ransacked the place, breaking breaking school furniture. now the mattresses

malaria killed more then ebola. if you look at it, it's a billion in change, people in africa, a couple of chows and affected -- thousand affected. less than 0.1%. of the fear is so strong that people wouldn't want to travel to africa because of that. that affects the economy, future, business. >> what do you thick of western charity songs as a response to african emergency? >> honestly, you want to applaud anyone that wants to do something great for a cause. once it is done, what is taken afterwards. it's the same amount of people infected. more now, than before. it's only a few thousand people. why isn't anything happening. happening? >> use commonsense. it's not going to africa. >> where is it going? >> i would expose it if i knew. i don't know where it's going. >> the reason i ask about what you thought about all the western musicians and so on. there's a paternalistic view that exists today, and this is decades after colonialism, that africa must be saved. >> yes. >> by the west. >> actually, honestly. believe

>> obviously, the instances of ebola are not as hot as they were in the fall.ases in these countries. so for example, at naomi campbell's events, the models that wore t-shirts that said zero get to zero cases. paul allen is working with us now in delivering this message. we need to go beyond that and work in ways that support the health care infrastructure and delivery systems in these countries. we need to promote strength among the public sector. the issue is for example, there's an article that recently came out that sierra leone's government may have mismanaged money into ebola aid but it miss az larger point. 95% of the moneys that were delivered for ebola went to ngos and foreign agencies the national governments aren't receiving funds we think they are receiving until therefore it's impossible to deliver the system fz they don't have the funds. you can say well these governments are challenged and there's corruption and that's true. i had a conversation with the president of sierra leone prior to going to the white house. i don't want the money to come t