The United Nations has allocated $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr Mark Lowcock, who announced this on Tuesday, said it was an … Continue reading UN Releases $15m to Fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC
Authorities in Uganda on Thursday banned public gatherings in the Western district of Kasese, where two people have died of Ebola. Relatives of the two people who died of Ebola were also repatriated from Uganda to Democratic Republic of Congo, … Continue reading Uganda Bans Public Gatherings, Return Ebola Suspects to DRC
Congo’s Ebola epidemic has now exceeded 1,000 cases, the Health Ministry said on Monday, with a death toll of 629 in the world’s second worst ever outbreak. Health workers have been better prepared than ever for this latest epidemic of … Continue reading DRC Ebola Outbreak Passes 1,000 Cases Despite Robust Response
By: Dayo Fasasi The Nigerian Government has put all 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, on alert over the declaration of Zika virus as an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). In a telephone interview with newsmen the Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Prof. Abdulsalam Nasidi, said that the red alert was to enable effective monitoring of the mosquito transmitting the deadly virus. The Nigerian government, who just battled the deadly Ebola virus, is now making all of its citizens more aware of the Zika virus. Zika virus, also known … Continue reading States Briefed on the Zika Virus
