The Oyo State Government has issued a proactive public health advisory to safeguard residents against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) just as it declared the state 100 per cent Ebola-free. The advisory was issued by the state Ministry of Health through its Directorate of Public Health and made available to …
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Canada has committed 80 million Canadian dollars to support the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), strengthening efforts to contain the outbreak and prevent further international spread. The Africa CDC Director-General, Dr Jean Kaseya, made this known on Friday via his official X handle. Kaseya said …
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidance to help governments and event organisers prevent and manage heat-related illnesses at major sporting, religious and cultural gatherings. The organisation said on Wednesday in a statement that the guidance followed evidence showing that most heat-related illnesses at mass gatherings could be …
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Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have exceeded 8,000, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning that the outbreak remains extensive and continues to spread geographically. The latest government situation report released on Monday said the country had recorded 8,067 confirmed cases as of Saturday, …
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The Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have expanded to 63 health zones across seven of the country’s 26 provinces. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday in a statement, said that the expansion followed the identification of infections in two additional health zones. …
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The Society for Family Health (SFH) says its IntegratE 2.0 Project helped prevent approximately 15,000 malaria deaths among under-five children. Emeka Okafor, Group Director, SFH Donor Funded Portfolio, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos. He spoke at the close-out dissemination event for the Gates Foundation-funded IntegratE 2.0 Project. IntegratE is …
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said 20,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine had been allocated for a research vaccination programme in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Ebola vaccine trial is underway in the DRC is involving frontline health workers and others involved in …
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The Federal Government has taken a major step towards decriminalising attempted suicide in Nigeria, following the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the position of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on the matter. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, …
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UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) says Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now the deadliest the country has ever faced. WHO, in a statement on Monday, said the disease had killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded in the DRC’s 2018-2020 outbreak, which was …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group has recommended that Ervebo vaccine be prioritised for a randomised clinical trial against Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The recommendation is contained in a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, the recommendation followed new preliminary animal-study …
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