FG Warns Agencies Against Breaching Ebola Entry Protocols
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Government has directed ministries, departments and agencies to enforce approved Ebola Virus Disease entry protocols at Nigeria’s designated points…
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health security
Nigeria Needs Local Vaccine Production to Reach WHO Level 4 – NAFDAC
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s lack of local vaccine manufacturing is preventing the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) from attaining…
FG Declares Diagnostics a Strategic National Asset
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has described medical diagnostics as a strategic national asset and called for stronger local production, quality assurance and…
Africa Health Security Improves Despite Preparedness Gaps
LAGOS, Nigeria – A new Africa Health Security Index shows African countries have significantly strengthened their health security since the COVID-19 pandemic, but persistent…
Africa CDC Backs Climate Financing for Health Security
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Africa CDC says increased climate financing is essential to strengthening Africa’s health security after the Green Climate Fund approved reforms…
Africa CDC Seeks Stronger Biosecurity Measures
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has prompted the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and its partners to…
COVID-19 Legacy Shields Nigeria From Future Outbreaks – NACA
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s investments during the COVID-19 pandemic have evolved into a powerful defence system against future disease outbreaks, with the National Agency…
When Malaria Meets the End of Aid
KANO, Nigeria – As international aid pipelines narrow and global health priorities shift, Nigeria is confronting a question that could shape the future of…
Ebola Response Delays Could Triple Outbreak Costs
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health leaders have warned that delays in containing the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and…
From Lyon to Lagos: Can One Health Stop Africa’s Next Pandemic?
LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic may not begin in a hospital ward. It could emerge from a flooded farming community, a livestock market,…