WHO Chief Heading To Ebola-Hit DR Congo
The World Health Organization’s chief said Thursday he was heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support colleagues…
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Nigeria Faces High Ebola Importation Risk Amid DRC, Uganda Outbreaks — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that Nigeria faces a high risk of importing…
Ebola Risk High Regionally, Low Worldwide — WHO
The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the risk of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak was…
Germany To Treat US Ebola Patient From DR Congo
Germany is readying to admit and treat a US doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Ebola Outbreak: Expert Urges Increased Public Awareness, Preventive Measures In Nigeria
A Consultant and Clinical Microbiologist at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, Dr Abdullahi Nasiru, has urged the government and…
WHO Kicks Off Annual Assembly Amid Hantavirus, Ebola Crises
The World Health Organization opened a meeting of global health ministers Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola…
Nigeria Tightens Surveillance, WHO Declares Emergency As Ebola Kills 88 In Congo
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that although currently Nigeria has no confirmed case…
‘Engineered For Addiction’: WHO Slams Soaring Nicotine Pouch Sales
The World Health Organization issued a strong warning Friday over the rapid global expansion of nicotine pouch products,…
France Locks Down 1,700 On Cruise Ship After 90-Year-Old Dies
French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux…
Final Hantavirus Ship Evacuations Begin After Weather Delay
The final evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak started in Spain’s Canary Islands on Monday…