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Canada and The Bahamas have joined the United States in imposing temporary travel restrictions tied to the worsening Ebola outbreak in central and east Africa, a coordinated tightening of borders that underscores mounting international anxiety over the virus’s cross continental spread. The measures specifically target travellers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda…
African governments and international development partners have pledged approximately $498.8 million to strengthen response operations against the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola Virus outbreak, even as the World Health Organisation warns that the epidemic is currently outpacing containment efforts across the continent. The figure was disclosed by Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease…
A rapidly accelerating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has crossed an alarming threshold, with suspected infections now exceeding nine hundred. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that surveillance teams have identified nine hundred and four suspected cases across the country. The official tally includes one hundred and one laboratory-confirmed infections….
Nigeria’s Immigration Service has moved to reassure the public that the country’s land borders pose no unchecked risk of Ebola entry, even as the World Health Organisation places the rapidly expanding outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda under its highest international alert status. The Nigeria Immigration Service spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi,…
You have not changed what you eat. You are not eating more than usual. But your stomach is constantly distended, uncomfortable, and unpredictable. Some days, you look three months pregnant by mid-afternoon. Clothes that fit in the morning feel tight by evening. And nobody warned you this was coming. Bloating is one of the most…
The Federal Government has launched a nationwide distribution of emergency obstetric and newborn care equipment to 252 health facilities across 30 states. Administered under the Sector-Wide Approach programme, the intervention earmarks roughly $200,000 worth of specialized medical hardware for each participating state. Abuja designs the initiative to curb Nigeria’s stubbornly high maternal and infant mortality…
The World Health Organization confirmed that a twelfth person has contracted hantavirus in the Netherlands following a luxury cruise ship outbreak. Global health body Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued an international appeal urging countries to monitor all individuals who recently travelled on the vessel. The localized cluster originates from the Dutch-registered cruise liner MV Hondius,…
The 79th World Health Assembly approved the development of a new global tuberculosis strategy to extend containment efforts beyond the year 2030. Member states directed World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to lead international consultations on the framework immediately. The global health body plans to present a comprehensive draft of the policy at the…
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that a worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has outpaced official data. While laboratory tests confirm 82 cases and seven deaths, surveillance data suggest a far more severe epidemic. Health authorities now track nearly 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected…
The World Health Organisation has assessed the risk of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s escalating Ebola outbreak as high at both national and regional levels, even as the United Nations health agency stopped short of declaring it a global pandemic emergency. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the assessment public on Wednesday, confirming…