Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has explained that Ebola survivors may transmit the virus through sexual intercourse if it persists in their semen after recovery. In contrast, ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed hope that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can be contained, despite confirmed cases of Bundibugyo... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Nigeria's decision to evacuate its confirmed Ebola patient to Switzerland was based on diplomatic considerations, human rights and international health regulations, the Director-Ge... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Uganda has ordered citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to undergo a 21-day quarantine as authorities intensify measures to prevent further transmissi... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members nationwide to urgently assess hospitals' Ebola preparedness and ensure frontline health workers have pr... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria's Ebola index patient has been evacuated from the country aboard a medical evacuation aircraft. According to ARISE News, the woman, who is the wife of a Swiss diplomat in ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria's Ebola index patient has been evacuated to Switzerland, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has confirmed. Mr Pate said the patient, whose evacuatio... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged public and private healthcare facilities nationwide to strengthen infection prevention measures and isolate s... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that misinformation could undermine Nigeria's efforts to contain Ebola, saying false claims could create fea... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Kenya has recorded its second Ebola death after a 65-year-old woman died while receiving treatment, leaving seven of the country's nine confirmed patients receiving care. The woma... Read More