Mali: The first victim to Ebola died

A source from the Mali prime minister's office said Mali's first victim of Ebola was killed on October 24.

'She died between October 16 and 17,' - AFP quoted sources as saying that the governor of Kayes state in western Mali confirmed the news.

The 2-year-old girl was infected with Ebola when she returned from Guinea, one of the West African countries raging by Ebola.

The World Health Organization on October 24 said hundreds of thousands of Ebola vaccines will be brought to West Africa by 2015. The statement comes after New York City discovered the first Ebola-infected patient.

'Vaccine is not a miracle drug, but all preparations are ready, it can play an important role in efforts to control the disease' - WHO assistant director Marie-Paule Kieny said. .

Experts hope that the rVSV and ChAd3 vaccines by GlaxoSmithKline will be put into use as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, WHO said it is considering 5 more vaccines.

According to Kieny, any vaccine that is effective will be brought to Africa by WHO to prepare for practical tests.

Meanwhile in the US, the mayor of New York City on October 25 confirmed that the city's health system was fully equipped to combat the Ebola pandemic.

The statement came after a doctor returned from West Africa infected with Ebola.

US President Barack Obama hugged female Vietnamese nurse Nina Pham to prove she completely escaped the Ebola virus - (Photo: Reuters)

Doctor Craig Spencer, 33, is currently in stable condition and is quarantined at the Bellevue Hospital Medical Center. The fiancee and Dr. Spencer's two close friends are also being quarantined.

'It is not a cause for alarm - the mayor Bill de Blasio said in a press conference - New Yorkers need to understand that the situation is being controlled and well controlled.'

According to AFP, the two nurses were cured of the Ebola virus. Proving this, the Vietnamese-born nurse Nina Pham hugged President Barack Obama at the White House - an action that confirmed her complete recovery.

According to WHO, the Ebola virus has killed nearly 4,900 people. The majority of patients come from West African countries.