EBOLA: PLATEAU REACTIVATES ISOLATION CENTRES, STRENGTHENS SURVEILLANCE
By 'Balogun Ibrahim The Plateau State Government has reactivated isolation centres, intensified public awareness campaigns and strengthened disease surveillance as part of efforts to prevent...
VIDEO: FG CONFIRMS EVACUATION NIGERIA’S INDEX PATIENT, HUSBAND TO SWITZERLAND
Nigeria’s index case of imported Ebola virus disease has been evacuated from Abuja to Switzerland after showing significant clinical improvement, the Coordinating Minister of Health...
NCDC APPROVES N100,000 WEEKLY SUPPORT FOR EBOLA CONTACTS IN ISOLATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has approved a weekly payment of ₦100,000 per person to support individuals...
ANAMBRA FIRST LADY URGES RESIDENTS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AS HEAT WAVE INTENSIFIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Anambra State First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged residents to take precautions against heat-related illnesses as extreme temperatures intensify...
TINUBU TASKS MEDICAL COLLEGE WITH TACKLING DOCTORS’ ‘JAPA’ SYNDROME
By: Muftau Fatimo Tinubu Tasks West African College of Physicians on Solutions to Doctors’ Migration President Bola Tinubu has urged the West African College of...
FG EVACUATES 114 NIGERIANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA OVER XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS
By 'Balogun Ibrahim The Federal Government has condemned xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, as it evacuated another...
GENOMIC ANALYSIS LINKS NIGERIA’S EBOLA CASE TO KENYA’S INDEX CASE – HEALTH MINISTER
By 'Balogun Ibrahim Genomic analysis has revealed that the Ebola virus detected in Nigeria’s first confirmed case is closely related to the strain identified in...
FG REINFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH EBOLA ENTRY PROTOCOLS AT NIGERIA’S POINTS OF ENTRY
By 'Balogun Ibrahim The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has directed relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), health institutions and other stakeholders to...
AFRICA CDC CHIEF REVEALS EBOLA PATIENT’S UGANDAN ORIGIN, URGES FULL DISCLOSURE OF TRAVEL HISTORY
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed that the woman diagnosed with the Bundibugyo strain...
EBOLA: KEYAMO ORDERS NCAA TO PLACE 46 CONTACTS ON 21-DAY NO-FLY LIST
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to notify local and...