At least 21,640 persons nationwide have received anti-drug abuse/trafficking sensitisation counselling by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. This was done through the agency’s offline counselling services nationwide between 2010 and 2014, Ahmadu Giade, NDLEA Chairman said in a statement. Giade also disclosed that the agency has launched online counselling services to complement existing…
Ebola Drug Trial Begins in Liberia
A clinical drug trial to treat Ebola has started at a Medecins Sans Frontieres centre in Liberia. The antiviral, brincidofovir is being tested on Ebola patients on a voluntary basis. Oxford University scientists leading the research say initial results are expected in the next few months. “It must be stressed that it is not a…
