NAF Announces November 26 Memorial for Aircraft Crash Victims
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced plans to hold a memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony on November 26 in honour of victims of the NAF 931 aircraft crash.
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Nigeria’s First Bundibugyo Ebola Patient Evacuated to Switzerland as Health Improves
The Federal Government has evacuated Nigeria’s first confirmed imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to Switzerland following significant clinical improvement, even as health authorities maintain strict containment measures to prevent further transmission.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Monday in a statement posted on his official X handle, saying the evacuation was approved by him and carried out early in the day.
The patient was…
NCDC boosts states’ Ebola response capacity through training
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is strengthening states’ capacity to respond to Ebola through continuous healthcare worker training and improved infection prevention and control measures nationwide.
The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, said this at the agency’s Sunday news conference, where he outlined ongoing efforts to strengthen preparedness and improve the country’s response to potential Ebola threats.
Idris said the agency was conducting training and providing practical…
Uganda Urges Border Screening as Ebola Cases Rise in DRC, Kenya
Uganda has urged communities to report suspected unauthorised border crossings as authorities strengthen surveillance and screening measures following the spread of Bundibugyo virus disease in parts of Africa.
The health authorities also advised travellers and residents to remain calm, observe proper hand hygiene and cooperate with screening procedures and other public health measures.
Uganda previously recorded an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease after cases were imported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
WHO Reports Ebola Cases in DR Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Calls for Stronger Surveillance
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for strengthened regional surveillance and coordinated response efforts following reports of Bundibugyo virus disease cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya and Nigeria.
The organisation disclosed in a statement on Friday that the DRC had recorded 9,704 confirmed cases and 4,687 deaths as of October 20, representing a crude case fatality ratio of 48.3 per cent across 66 health zones in eight provinces.
According to the WHO, transmission remained high in…
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