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Following years of struggling to conceive, Ethiopian woman gives birth at 56.

Former Ethiopian immigrant has baby at 56 at Kaplan Medical Center.. (photo credit:Courtesy)

 

A 56-year-old Kiryat Malachi woman gave birth at the age of 56 to her first child -- a healthy 3.01-kilo baby boy.



The new mother came on aliya from Ethiopia during Operation Solomon in 1991.



Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot reported on Monday that the woman was kept in a hospital bed for a month to protect the fetus from movement that could endanger the birth, which was carried out by cesarean section.



The woman, Tami, has nine brothers and always dreamed of having her own child, but she and her husband did not succeed. After a long, supportive talk with her niece, who urged her not to give up, she discovered she was pregnant. She thanked the hospital staff for their devotion and support. “I am so excited that I am now able to hold this stota (“gift” in Amharic) in my arms,” she said.



Prof. Zion Hagai, head of obstetrics at the hosptial, said that “the Kaplan medical staff honor the will of women who want to become a mother even at an advanced age. There is no doubt that there are risks posed by pregnancy and during a cesarean section at an advanced age. But at the same time, the risks vs. benefits are considered, especially for a first birth... In this case, Tami gave birth to a healthy baby.”

Suspected Ebola patient died of Malaria, says Ethiopia - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

January 15, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Ethiopian patient suspected to have been suffering from Ebola died in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday.

Medical staff working with Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) prepare to bring food to patients in an isolation area at a treatment centre in Sierra Leone on 20 July 2014 (Photo: Reuters/Tommy Trenchard)

The patient, who recently returned from Sierra Leone, one of the worst-hit West African countries, was quarantined following his arrival at Addis Ababa Airport two weeks ago after showing Ebola-like symptoms.

However, Ethiopian health minister Dr Keseteberhan Admassu on Thursday has dismissed speculation the patient had died of Ebola, saying tests had confirmed he was not infected with the virus.

“Our medical teams’ diagnostic tests have confirmed that the man was suffering of malaria. His condition, however, didn’t improve and subsequently [he] died of the disease,” Admassu told journalists.

The minister said blood and urine samples of the deceased had been sent to the United States disease control centre for further confirmation.

The results of those tests are expected within the next 48 hours.

Although not in isolation, family members who had been in direct contact with the patient are currently under close observation by medical personnel in their home.

The minister further noted that the incident shouldn’t terrify the public but should be considered as part of the ongoing awareness creating efforts in the battle against the deadly epidemic.

The deceased had been working as a health worker for a humanitarian organisation in Sierra Leone.

However, Ethiopian officials have confirmed he was not part of a contingent deployed by the Horn of Africa nation to bolster the response to the epidemic.

In December, Ethiopia sent some 200 volunteer health personnel as part of a continent-wide mission aimed at containing the spread of the deadly virus that has killed more than 8,400 people mainly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Since the outbreak was first reported in March, hundreds of health workers have also been infected, with West Africa’s h

Ebola death toll rises in West Africa while Americans' interest wanes - CBS News

Red Cross workers, wearing protective suits, carry the body of a person who died from Ebola during a burial with relatives of the victims of the virus, in Monrovia, Liberia on Jan. 5, 2015.  ZOOM DOSSO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

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Although it's largely dropped out of the headlines in this country, the Ebola outbreak continues to ravage West Africa. At least 8,235 people have died and more than 20,700 have fallen ill since the outbreak first began last year, according to the latest World Health Organization figures released Jan. 4. Six out of 10 patients currently hospitalized with the virus will die, and a huge number of victims still aren't receiving medical care, which has allowed this public health crisis to continue to escalate at an alarming pace.

Yet many Americans may be under the impression that the Ebola crisis is winding down. People have short attention spans and the news cycle is fickle, both of which have contributed to the illusion that Ebola is no longer the worry it once was. However, a look at data from Google Trends and the World Health Organization reinforces a simple, and some might say disheartening, reality of human behavior: Most of us aren't that interested in a crisis until it hits very close to home.

"The attention has really diverted away from the epidemic; people aren't seeing it as a threat in the U.S. anymore," Dana March, an assistant professor in epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, told CBS News. "I think largely the human impulse is to say we're worried because it could reach our shores."

This chart tells the story: Google data shows U.S. interest peaked when several people here got sick, and then dropped off again, even as the outbreak continued to spiral out of control overseas.

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"I think the media certainly plays a role but the relationship is a bit complicated," said March. "When this kind of public health threat isn't at our immediate doorstep, it's not the news that sells."

However, when Ebola did knock on America's door, the desire for information surged.

In August, when the Ebola death count was still in the hundreds in West Africa, the first Americans infected, health care workers Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, were flown to the U.S. for treatment. At that point Google saw a notable spike in Ebola-related search terms in the U.S.

Then at the end of September, Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man visiting Dallas, was diagnosed with Ebola and subsequently infected two nurses. Among Texas residents, interest in Ebola was virtually nonexistent before Duncan's diagnosis, according to data from Google Trends, but it skyrocketed as people sought information on this suddenly imminent threat.

Google searches on Ebola hit their peak in late October when Dr. Craig Spencer, a Doctors Without Borders volunteer, was admitted to the hospital in New York City a few days after his return from Sierra Leone. Spencer received widespread criticism when it became known that he'd visited public places including a park, restaurant, subways and a bowling alley. Searches for "Ebola symptoms" reached an all-time high, indicating the public's fear of catching the disease. But no one else got sick, and the panic soon abated.

Now, even as the death toll in West Africa rises steadily towards the 10,000 mark, the frequency of Google searches on Ebola in the U.S. have leveled off to numbers similar to July, when the outbreak was barely on the public's radar.

March says breaking news that hits close to home can be a teachable moment when it comes to public health issues, because it's those points when people sit up and pay attention. She says this also why it's critical there be access to accurate information, such as how the virus is -- and isn't -- transmitted.

"Incorrect information is fueled by fear," March points out. "It's a time that perhaps comes too late and when people are going to listen. But unfortunately, they don't always listen to evidence-based information, and it just gets more complicated at that point because people are afraid. Fear around Ebola is far more viral than Ebola itself."

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