Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has raised concerns over the safety of healthcare workers following the death of one of its members, Salome Oboyi.

Ms Oboyi, a senior registrar in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BHUTH), Jos, Plateau state, died on 2 February, after contracting Lassa fever while caring for a patient.

Her death comes amid a rising number of Lassa fever infections in Nigeria, including cases involving healthcare workers.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), four health workers were infected with Lassa fever as of the third week of 2026, while 24 were affected in 2025.

As of week three of 2026,...