Tag: Ebola
Ebola: ₦100,000 weekly allowance for quarantined contacts was unplanned
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed that its decision to pay ₦100,000 weekly to people quarantined over possible exposure...
Ebola: How much have Nigerian states allocated to emergency preparedness?
Nigeria’s first confirmed case of Ebola in more than a decade has raised questions about how prepared state governments are to detect and contain...
Ebola: Why Nigeria evacuated patient to Switzerland
Nigeria’s decision to evacuate its confirmed Ebola patient to Switzerland was based on diplomatic considerations, human rights and international health regulations, the Director-General of...
Ebola: Nigeria may declare outbreak over in December – Minister
Nigeria may declare the Ebola outbreak over as early as 7 December if no further confirmed or probable cases are detected, the Coordinating Minister...
Ebola: NCDC expands health declaration requirement for international travellers
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has expanded its health declaration requirement for international travellers after confirming an Ebola case in...
UPDATED: Ebola: Nigeria identifies 53 contacts linked to confirmed case
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has identified 53 contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed case of Ebola disease in...
Ebola: Lagos is prepared to respond — Commissioner
The Lagos State government says it has stepped up preparedness measures and is prepared to respond following Nigeria’s confirmation of an imported case of...
Ebola: Uganda restricts transit for travellers from DRC
Uganda has barred travellers with a history of travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from transiting through the country as it...
Ebola: Nigeria case highly similar to Kenya infection
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has confirmed that the Ebola virus detected in Nigeria is highly similar to the...
Ebola: Africa CDC assures patient confidentiality amid contact tracing
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has assured the public that patients’ personal information will remain confidential during ongoing Ebola...
