Tag: Ebola
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…