Tag: Ebola Outbreak
Lagos intensifies Ebola surveillance at MMIA amid Central, East Africa outbreak
The Lagos State Government has advocated measures that would reduce interaction between passengers arriving from high-risk countries and other travellers,…
Uganda shuts Congo border as Ebola cases near 1,000 in worsening outbreak
Uganda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help stop the spread of Ebola, as…
No Ebola case in Nigeria – FAAN assures Nigerians
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has addressed the concerns of Nigerians regarding the spread of Ebola in the…
DRC Ebola outbreak of International Concern – WHO
WHO warned that the outbreak was likely larger than currently detected, pointing to clusters of unexplained deaths, a high positivity…
DR Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Thanks to the experience of the DRC’s response team and its health partners, the outbreak has been brought under control…
WHO declares end of 11th Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, announced the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Equateur province in…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak an emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency…
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to decide whether Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola…
WHO expects Congo’s Ebola outbreak to last 3, 4 months
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any…
Zambia dismisses reports of Ebola outbreak
Health authorities in Zambia on Tuesday dismissed reports that the country has recorded its first Ebola case.
Congo: Ebola outbreak under control – WHO
The spread of Ebola seems to have been stopped in Congo, less than three months after the outbreak of the…
Congo: Ebola outbreak is not over – WHO
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, in…
Ebola Outbreak: Congo confirms 14 cases
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has risen from three to 14, according to the Central African country’s…
WHO calls emergency meeting on Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The WHO will convene an Emergency Committee on Friday to consider the international risks of an Ebola outbreak in the…
Ebola outbreak: MSF to open 3 additional treatment centres in DRC
International humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without Borders) will set up three additional facilities in the Democratic…
Ebola outbreak: Congo Health Ministry warns of “new phase” after first urban case
The Ministry of Health on Thursday warned Congo’s Ebola outbreak has entered “a new phase” after a case of the…
Ebola outbreak: WHO says 19 dead, 39 infected in Congo
The WHO on Monday confirmed 19 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following an outbreak of Ebola between April…
Ebola Outbreak: WHO prepares for worst case scenario in Congo
The WHO is preparing for the worst case scenario in an Ebola outbreak in a remote area of Congo, including…
Ebola Outbreak: AU disease control centre to help DR Congo
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has activitated an emergency operation to support efforts by the…
Ebola Outbreak: 4 new cases recorded in North-West DRC
At least four new cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported in Bikoro territory, Equateur province in northwestern Democratic…
17 fresh Ebola deaths confirmed in Congo
Officials said 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now…
Ebola Could Strike 20,000 In Six Weeks — Study
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect 20,000 people as soon as early November unless rigorous infection control measures…
Matters Arising From “Open Letter To Catholic Archbishop Of Lagos”
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi In this piece, I want to briefly address the issues raised by Catholics who read my…
Cameroun closes all borders with Nigeria over Ebola outbreak
Cameroun has closed all its land, sea and air borders with Nigeria in a move to help prevent the spread…