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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…
Minister urges doctors to embrace technology, preventive healthcare
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Isiaq Salako, has urged medical practitioners to embrace technology, continuous professional development and preventive healthcare to improve healthcare delivery.
Salako gave the advice on Thursday in Abeokuta while speaking at the 2026 Physicians’ Week organised by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun State chapter.
Represented by Dr Sunday Amosu, Acting Provost, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Salako stressed the need for doctors to improve their skills and adapt…
Anambra Activates Emergency Response as Lassa Fever Case Emerges
The Anambra State Government has activated an emergency response following the confirmation of a Lassa fever case involving a patient linked to Omasi in Ayamelum Local Government Area (LGA), who is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), Ebonyi State.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, disclosed this on Monday during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Awka, where he said measures had been put in place to prevent further transmission of the disease.
“The…
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