Tag: Ebola
Nigeria responds with emergency funds as Ebola death toll rises in...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is escalating rapidly, with 89 deaths recorded in the past week alone, according to...
FG releases outbreak response funds to states to boost Ebola preparedness
The federal government has approved the release of State Outbreak Investigation and Response Funds (S-OIRF) to support outbreak preparedness and response activities nationwide. The...
Nigeria inaugurates presidential task force on Ebola preparedness
The federal government has inaugurated a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness as part of efforts to sustain Nigeria’s zero-case status and...
CEPI invests $1.9m to accelerate Ebola Vaccine development
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has awarded $1.9 million to accelerate the development of a vaccine candidate against the Bundibugyo ebolavirus, as...
Tinubu establishes Ebola task force, approves ₦10bn for preparedness
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats. The president...
Ebola: NCDC raises importation risk, says Nigeria remains case-free
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged Nigerians to remain calm, assuring that the country currently has no confirmed case...
Ebola: WHO says DRC cases rise to 344, death toll reaches...
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, says Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to...
Reps demand urgent funding for NCDC over Ebola threat, epidemic preparedness
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the federal government to immediately provide adequate funding to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...
