Ebola

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of Ebola cases following the evacuation of the country’s index patient to Switzerland for continued treatment and care. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has approved an emergency payment of ₦100,000 per person weekly for individuals placed in isolation or quarantine as authorities intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified two additional suspected cases of Ebola virus disease, while confirming that a suspected case investigated in Rivers State tested negative. The Director-General…

Fear, uncertainty and painful memories of Nigeria’s 2014 Ebola outbreak are resurfacing among Nigerians following confirmation of a new case, as the Federal Government intensifies measures to prevent the disease from spreading. For…

The Federal Government has confirmed Nigeria’s first case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with health authorities tracing 44 people who may have been exposed to the infection. The case was…

Kenya has stepped up health surveillance following the reported death of a man in Nairobi after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The case has heightened public-health concerns because of the possibility of Ebola…