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- Train Collision in UK Kills Driver, Leaves 33 Seriously Injured
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- Why Oba of Benin Summoned Native Doctors, Priests, Youth Leaders Over Rising Insecurity
- Boko Haram Trapped in Oyo Forest as Troops Intensify Rescue of Abducted Pupils, Teachers
- Tinubu Orders Permanent Security Reinforcement at NIPSS After Deadly Bandit Attack
- Twelve Years After Nyanya Tragedy, Justice Catches Up with Bombing Convict
- NSCDC Strengthens Measures Against Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Expands Survivor Support
- UN Envoy Blasts Nigeria’s Security Collapse, Warns Impunity Fuelling Cycle of Violence, Rights Breakdown
- Interagency Rivalry Worsening Nigeria’s Security Challenges, NSCDC Commandant Warns
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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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