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- SEC Opens Door to Seven Fintech Firms in Push to Shape Nigeria’s Digital Investment Future
- A Nation in Mourning, a Regime at a Crossroads: Iran Prepares Farewell for Khamenei
- TikTok Cracks Down on Harmful Content, Removes 12 Million Videos Across Sub-Saharan Africa
- NATO Heads to Ankara Seeking Unity Amid Transatlantic Strains
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Are Nigerian Borders Secure Enough as Ebola Cases Increase in Central Africa?
The Federal Government has strengthened health screening and surveillance at Nigeria’s land borders, airports, and seaports following renewed outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in parts of Central Africa.
The move comes amid growing concern over reported cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, where health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed ongoing transmission of the Bundibugyo strain of the disease.
According to data cited by the WHO, the Democratic Republic of the…
Ebola Returns to Kampala as Uganda Battles Growing Outbreak
Uganda is once again confronting the deadly threat of Ebola as health officials confirmed two new cases in Kampala, raising concerns over the spread of the virus into the densely populated capital city.
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that the latest infections involve two Ugandan health workers employed at a private medical facility in Kampala. Both patients have been isolated in a designated treatment unit where they are receiving medical care.
Health authorities say emergency response teams have…
WHO’s Pandemic Warning Exposes Fragile Global Health Preparedness
Five years after COVID-19 exposed the vulnerabilities of the global health system, the world may still be dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic. That was the central message delivered by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), during the closing session of the 79th World Health Assembly.
His warning was blunt: without agreement on the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex, the global community cannot honestly claim readiness for future health emergencies.…
WHO Confirms 600 Suspected Ebola Cases, 139 Deaths
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has disclosed that 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths have been recorded in the latest outbreak of the virus.
Speaking on Wednesday, Tedros warned that the figures could increase because the outbreak had been spreading for some time before health authorities detected it.
According to Reuters, the WHO Emergency Committee met in Geneva on Tuesday and concluded that the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola constitutes…
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