Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan
Aug 17, 2021 Ivory Coast began vaccinating health workers against Ebola in the commercial capital Abidjan on Monday after a case of the deadly virus was confirmed over the weekend….
Ivory Coast detects first Ebola case in 25 years
Aug 15, 2021 Ivory Coast has declared a first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on…
One case of Polio detected in Adamawa – Official
Aug. 14, 2021 The Adamawa Government has confirmed the reemergence and detection of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 case in the state. Prof. Abdullahi Isa, the state Commissioner for…
Documentary Probing COVID-19 Source Puts China Lab Back Under Spotlight
Aug. 13, 2021 The idea that the coronavirus pandemic originated accidentally via Chinese laboratory workers has surfaced again, this time in a documentary aired by Danish TV on Thursday. China…
China Rejects WHO’s renewed call for fresh COVID-19 origins probe
August 13, 2021 China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported “scientific” over “political” efforts to find…
WHO’s Solidarity clinical trial enters a new phase with three new candidate drugs
Aug. 12, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the next phase in its Solidarity trial that will enroll hospitalized patients to test three new COVID-19 drugs. These therapies…
COVID-19: Build on gains achieved by vaccination – WHO counsels Nigerians
Aug 11, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO), has asked Nigeria to double down on the COVID-19 prevention measures and build on the fragile gains achieved given that less than…
It’s time for action, NCDC says as Cholera kills 816 in 22 States, FCT
August 10, 2021 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called on state governments and citizens to be more proactive to combat the outbreak of cholera across the country….
Cholera outbreak: NCDC urges state govts to strengthen WASH
Aug. 10, 2021 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says there is urgent need for states to strengthen Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) following the outbreak of cholera in…
Guinea records West Africa’s first Marburg virus death – WHO
Aug 10, 2021 Health authorities in Guinea have confirmed one death from Marburg virus, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization said on Monday. It…