Following the fresh outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus (EV) in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country was at high risk of Importing the virus.…
COVID-19: Buhari hails Dangote Foundation for N200m Donation
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) for donating N200 million to assist in combating the influx of Covid-19 into the country. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari recalls that the organisation had in…
Ebola: FG intensifies screening at Lagos Airport (ThisDay)
The federal government has activated all procedures to prevent travellers infected with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from gaining access to any of the nation’s airports. To ensure that this objective is achieved, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and…
S. Sudan launches Ebola Awareness Campaign (Independent)
South Sudan and the UN health agency on Wednesday launched a sensitisation and awareness campaign against Ebola to enhance preparedness in the country following an outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The WHO said on Wednesday that a…