Tag: WHO
Ebola: WHO against the travel ban – CAF
The Confederation of African Football has said that World Health Organization (WHO) “does not recommend a ban on travel to…
Ebola kills 84 in three days – UN
The Ebola virus killed 84 people in just three days, bringing the global death toll to 1,229, the World Health…
How Ebola Crisis Could Be Contained
By Mohammed M. Youssouf Following the death of more than 900 people in West Africa from the worst outbreak of…
Ebola vastly underestimated – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, expressed concern over the “vastly underestimated” scale of the Ebola outbreak as the…
WHO lauds FG’s response to Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended the Federal Government’s response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in…
WHO approves experimental Ebola drugs
The World Health Organization authorised Tuesday the use of experimental drugs to fight Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000…
‘Ethical’ to use experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp – WHO
A panel of medical experts has determined it is ethical to provide experimental treatments to patients infected with the deadly…
Japan aid agency pulls staff from Ebola-hit nations
Japan’s foreign aid agency said Tuesday it was evacuating two dozen staff from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as the…
Global Ebola death toll passes 1,000 – WHO
The Ebola virus has killed 1,013 people and infected another 1,848, latest World Health Organisation data showed. The fatalities include…
Worshipers Fill Churches To Pray Against Ebola
Cyriacus Izuekwe, Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta with Agency Report People in Sierra Leone and Liberia filled churches on Sunday to seek deliverance…
Zambia bars entry for citizens from Ebola countries
Zambia has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus, which is ravaging nations to…
WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency
The World Health Organisation on Friday declared the killer Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of west Africa an international health emergency…
WHO holds emergency Ebola meeting
The World Health Organization on Wednesday began a two-day emergency meeting on west Africa’s Ebola epidemic, with the UN agency…
100,000 babies die of sickle cell disorder in Nigeria annually – WHO
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo At least 100,000 babies die from sickle cell disorder in Nigeria every year according statistics by the World…
Ebola Death Toll Climbs To 729
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo, Jethro Ibileke/with Agency Report The World Health Organization, WHO, has announced that the death toll from the Ebola…