ebola

Nigeria is reviewing its Ebola preparedness after Kenya confirmed an imported case of the Bundibugyo virus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said. The NCDC said the development highlights the risk of…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says travellers arriving from countries with active or relevant Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) transmission may be required to complete Health Declaration Forms as part of enhanced…

Canada has introduced temporary Ebola travel restrictions that could affect travellers from parts of Africa, bringing in entry bans, mandatory quarantine requirements and enhanced health screening to reduce the risk of the virus entering…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has assured Nigerians that there is no immediate cause for alarm over concerns about a possible Ebola outbreak in the country. Speaking during an interview on Channels…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formally declared the end of its most recent Ebola outbreak, which killed at least 34 people since it began in August, health authorities announced on Monday. The declaration was…

The Nigeria Medical Association on Monday in Ilorin urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector. The Kwara Chairman of NMA, Dr. Abdulkadir Ahmed, made the call while addressing newsmen as part of…

DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s previous outbreak. “We have another episode of the Ebola…

By Joy Nguri, The year 2020 started on a prospective note for Nigeria and Nigerians, with the expectation of increased economic activities, arising most especially, from the CBN’s sustained interventions in agriculture and Small and…

Ebola is likely to re-emerge in different regions across Africa in the future considering that it is a water-borne disease, Ngoy Nsenga, a leading expert at the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Ebola response team has said. Mr Nsenga,…

On 31st December 2019, COVID 19 the novel coronavirus detected in Wuhan, China was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in China. On 30th January 2020, it was declared a Public Health Emergency of International…