WHO Urges Uganda to Rethink Congo Border Closure
KAMPALA, Uganda – The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Uganda to reconsider its decision to close its border with the Democratic Republic of…
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Public Health Emergency
Tinubu Unveils Ebola Task Force, Releases ₦10bn
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has approved a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and ordered the immediate release of ₦10…
Africa Gets $220m Boost Against Ebola Threat
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Pandemic Fund has approved an emergency financing package worth $220.6 million to strengthen Ebola preparedness and response efforts across…
Africa Launches $518m Ebola Plan Amid Bundibugyo Outbreak Fears
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health authorities have launched an ambitious $518 million continental preparedness and response plan aimed at containing the ongoing outbreak of…
Nigeria Activates Emergency Preparedness as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Regionally
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has placed Lagos State, the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers State and Kano State…
Lagos Raises Ebola Alert, Intensifies Airport Screening Against Deadly Outbreak
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says no confirmed or suspected Ebola Virus Disease case exists in the state despite renewed outbreaks reported…
Lassa Fever Kills 191 as Outbreak Spreads Across 23 States
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s worsening Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 191 lives in 2026 as infections spread across 23 states and 106 local government…
FAAN Tightens Ebola Screening Across Nigeria’s International Airports
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria says it has intensified Ebola surveillance and passenger screening across international airports following the recent…
Spain, WHO Praise Cruise Ship Hantavirus Emergency Response Cooperation
LAGOS, Nigeria – The government of Spain and the World Health Organization say the international response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship MV…
WHO Confirms Mass Killings at Sudan Hospital as Conflict Deepens in Darfur
KHARTOUM, Sudan – The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday confirmed that armed groups carried out multiple waves of attacks on a hospital in…