Ebola
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Health
DR Congo battles fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record as death toll exceeds 1,400
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is battling what health officials have described as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on…
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Uganda begins 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status after last patient discharged
Uganda has begun a 42-day countdown toward being declared free of Ebola after the country discharged its final patient from…
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Health
WHO raises alarm over DR Congo Ebola outbreak as death toll climbs
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could be…
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Inside Nigeria
Ebola: FG Launches Presidential Task Force on Prevention, Targets Zero Case Status
The Nigerian government has expressed its commitment to sustaining the country’s current zero-case status for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) while…
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Guest Columnist
‘History will always be kind to Awo,’ says Gowon, By Mike Awoyinfa
Anytime I am lucky to interview Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s wartime leader or listen to him making a speech, I…
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Inside Nigeria
Guinea Confirms First Case of Lethal Marburg Virus in West Africa
Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa…
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Health
A Cursory Look At COVID-19 in Comparison With Other Deadly Viral Epidemics— A Report
The global death toll from COVID-19 passed three million on Saturday, with the pandemic already having killed more people than…
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Inside Nigeria
NCDC Charged to Be Proactive Against Importation of Ebola
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), to urgently come up…
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News
Ebola Virus Resurfaces in Congo After 3 Months
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced a new case of the Ebola virus, months after the outbreak was…
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News
DR Congo Records 100 New Cases Of Ebola In Fresh Outbreak
One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in DR Congo’s northwest in less than three months, the World Health…
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