Tag: Ebola
Ebola: Latest outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is confirmed to be the Zaire strain of the virus and vaccinations of health workers…
Ebola: Congo health ministry confirms arrival of experimental vaccines
The Ministry of Health in Congo confirmed the arrival of an experimental vaccine, which is manufactured by Merck and proven…
Ebola cases in DR Congo ‘will rise in coming days’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm that cases from the resurgent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
Ebola: “Unsafe burial” of woman triggered outbreak in DRC – WHO
The death and unsafe burial of a 65-year-old woman in Mangina in the Democratic Republic of Congo was the critical…
Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely…
Ebola: ‘We’ll fight new outbreak in DR Congo’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it would fight the resurgence of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the…
Ebola: Congo declares 4 new outbreak in eastern province
Officials from the Health Ministry said four people have tested positive for Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
Congo declares 4 new Ebola cases
Officials from the Health Ministry said four people have tested positive for Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo just…
Ebola: WHO reports great feat in Congo
Congo has made great strides in fighting Ebola, but the virus is not yet under control, a senior World Health…
Ebola: Organisation calls for regional awareness
The Director-General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Stanley Okolo, on Monday called on the regional countries to remain alert as…
Ebola: Congo medical workers conclude vaccination
Medical workers in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) on Tuesday concluded vaccination of Ebola patients in the city of Mbandaka with…
Ebola: Organisation calls for regional awareness
The Director-General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Stanley Okolo, on Monday called on the regional countries to remain alert as…
Ebola: FAAN steps up surveillance in airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has stepped up surveillance and screening for Ebola Virus and other infectious diseases…
Ebola: FAAN intensifies screening of passengers
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has intensified screening of inbound and outbound passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International…
Ebola: Health officials working on getting accurate information
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday said they are working hard to get out accurate…
Catholic priest infected with Ebola
Deadly disease, Ebola, is spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo as a Catholic priest has been quarantined after being infected…
Researchers kick off testing Ebola therapy
American researchers started the first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
FCTA takes proactive measures to prevent Ebola outbreak
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has taken proactive measures to create public awareness on prevention of Ebola…
WHO warns nations on Ebola spread
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains on an “epidemiological knife-edge” regarding the spread of the deadly Ebola disease,…
2 new Ebola deaths recorded in Congo
Two new deaths from Ebola and seven new confirmed cases have been recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo, the health…
WHO, partners need $26m for Ebola response in DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO)and partners will need 26 million dollars for the Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of…
Ebola: Ghana denies outbreak reports
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday refuted reports of an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the…
Death toll in DR Congo Ebola outbreak hits 26
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 26 after a person…
Ebola: World much prepared to handle outbreak now than in 2014 – WHO
The Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom, the the world is much more prepared now to handle the Ebola Virus…
Ebola: FG bans transportation of corpses from DR Congo
The Federal Government has banned the transportation of corpses from Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, following the outbreak of the…
Ebola: Congo, WHO race to prevent runaway outbreak
Congolese and United Nations officials were racing on Thursday to prevent a runaway Ebola outbreak in Congo.
Ebola: WHO, Gabon to set up safety plan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Gabonese ministry of health are to set up a safety plan to prevent…
WHO convenes emergency meeting as Ebola spreads in DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting on Friday over the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola…
DR Congo set to test Ebola vaccine
The first 4,000 doses of experimental vaccine provided by the WHO to combat against the Ebola outbreak has arrived on…
Ebola: NCAA calls for high level vigilance
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Tuesday called for a high level vigilance by the airlines, especially those operating…