Tag: Health News
WHO: Ebola Risk Is High Regionally But Low Globally for Now
GENEVA — World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda…
Nigerian Scientists Raise Fresh Alarm Over Ebola Border Risk
LAGOS — Nigerian medical scientists have raised a fresh alarm over the risk of Ebola entering the country…
US Screens Air Travellers, Suspends Visas From Ebola Zones
WASHINGTON — The United States government has announced new measures to prevent the spread of Ebola from the…
NCDC Raises Ebola Alert as Congo Outbreak Claims 80 Lives
LAGOS — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has intensified nationwide surveillance following a deadly Ebola…
EFCC, Uyo Hospital Strike Ends After Akwa Ibom Intervenes
UYO — Health unions in Akwa Ibom State have suspended their indefinite strike following a government-brokered resolution. Governor…
NMA Demands Full Inquiry Into EFCC Uyo Hospital Raid
ABUJA — The Nigerian Medical Association has formally called on President Bola Tinubu to order a full public…
Medical Body Renames PCOS to PMOS in Global Health Shift
LAGOS — The global medical community has officially renamed polycystic ovary syndrome, known as PCOS, to polycystic metabolic…
NCDC: No Hantavirus Cases Recorded in Nigeria
ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has assured Nigerians that there are no confirmed…
MSF: 440,000 Nigerian Children Treated for Malnutrition
ABUJA — Doctors Without Borders, known as MSF, has warned that Nigeria is facing a worsening malnutrition crisis.…
