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in Big StoryEbola: Another US Health Worker Tests Positive
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Another health worker in Texas, United States, US has tested positive to the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the Centre for Disease Control, CDC said in a statement released today. “A second healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index […] More
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Ebola: 850 Returning Nigerian Soldiers to be Quarantined
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Not less than 850 Nigerian soldiers who are on peacekeeping mission in Liberia would be quarantined for 28 days when they return to the country in March 2015. The two battalions of the Nigerian Army presently in Liberia were formerly scheduled to return […] More
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in NewsEbola: IMF Restates Commitment To African Countries
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has reiterated its commitment towards tackling the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, outbreak in Africa. Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, made the disclosure on Friday in Washington DC during a meeting with the president of Guinea. “On behalf of […] More
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Ebola: US Yet to Request Assistance From Nigeria
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Minister of Health, on Monday said there had been no formal request from the United States for Nigeria’s assistance in combating the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. “As at Friday really, there was no formal request by the United States, for […] More
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EBOLA: Health Workers Killed In Guinea
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Eight members of a team trying to raise awareness about the Ebola Virus Disease have been killed by villagers using machetes and clubs in Guinea. On Thursday night, government spokesman, Albert Damantang Camara said the victims had been “killed in cold blood by […] More
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‘Lagos Now Ebola Free’ – Fashola
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Lagos State Government, LASG, on Friday said the last suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease in the state had been cleared having tested negative after surveillance. Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos State disclosed this on Friday while giving an update on […] More
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Ebola: Sierra Leone Begins Three-Day Lockdown
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The government of Sierra Leone had ordered a three-day lockdown to forestall the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD in the country. The aim of the move is to keep people confined to their homes while health workers isolate new cases and […] More
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Ebola: Nigeria, Liberia to receive 20m pairs of gloves
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Najib Razak, Malaysia Prime Minister said Nigeria and four African countries would receive 20 million pairs of medical gloves to fight Ebola. The other benefiting countries are Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He said that the donation was […] More
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US to send troops to fight Ebola in West Africa
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, is to announce plans on Tuesday to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to help in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. It is understood that the US military will oversee the building […] More
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Ebola: Kaduna Budgets N116m for Preventive Measures in Schools
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Kaduna State Government on Tuesday said it has released N116m for the purchase of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, detecting equipment in public schools. Ibrahim Ali, Commissioner for Education in the state, said this at the flag-off of training for 13,000 teachers on prevention of EVD […] More
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Liberia Faces huge Ebola surge – WHO
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, the World Health Organization, WHO, says. Conventional methods to control the outbreak were “not having an adequate impact”, the UN’s health agency added. At least 2,100 […] More
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in NewsEbola: AU Opens Emergency Meeting
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The African Union, AU executive council emergency meeting over Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, was opened on Monday at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, to consolidate collective continental efforts against the deadly disease. The meeting is expected to adopt a common […] More
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