WHO Calls Attention to Health Worker Gaps Amid DRC Ebola Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a shortage of health workers to staff treatment centres as the country battles its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak,...
Ebola: Congolese Doctor Dies as Outbreak Spreads Across DRC
A young doctor has died of Ebola in Kisangani, as cases surge beyond the epicentre of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dr....
FG Tightens Ebola Prevention Measures, Orders Strict Screening at Entry Points
The Federal Government has directed relevant agencies and health institutions to strictly enforce Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) screening and other entry protocols at Nigeria’s...
NCDC DG: Nigeria only 59% prepared for Ebola outbreak
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Dr. Jide Idris, has revealed that Nigeria is only 59 per...
Ebola Alert: Federal Government Identifies 44 Contacts in FCT
The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, following laboratory tests on a woman who...
Ebola Outbreak: Kenya Reports Second Confirmed Case
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, involving a close family member of the country’s first patient, raising fresh concerns over the spread...
Ebola Alert: Nigeria Restricts 46 Contacts of Infected Woman From Air...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to ban 46 contacts of Nigeria’s confirmed...
UNICEF Completes Upgrade of PHC, Hands Facility to Kano Health Board
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has handed over the renovated and expanded DISO Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) in Gwale Local Government Area of...
N10bn Ebola Fund To Cover Lassa Fever, Other Diseases – NCDC...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, has said the ₦10 billion approved by President Bola Tinubu...
Nigeria Boosts Ebola Preparedness, Strengthens Disease Surveillance
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s preparedness against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other emerging public health threats through...
