•Ebola outbreak The United States announced yesterday the release of an additional $267 million to support the fight against the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “To date, the United States government has provided $887 million in direct health and humanitarian assistance to combat the Ebola outbreak,” the U...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued an alert of the outbreak of meningitis in most parts of the country. The bulletin issued by the agency stated that there is high risk of meningitis outbreak due to current atmospheric conditions, especially in northern Nigeria. The states at high risk of the outbreak are; Katsina, Jigawa, [...
Nine people have died in a new outbreak of an ‘eye-bleeding’ Ebola-like virus, global health chiefs have warned. Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already infected ten people in the African nation of Tanzania since the country officially announced the outbreak last week, reports Daily Mail UK. Of these infections nin...
A tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City metropolitan area in the US has resulted in multiple illnesses and at least two deaths, as confirmed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The outbreak was initially identified in January 2024, with two associated fatalities reported last year, according to Jill Bronaugh, a spokes...
•Lassa fever The Edo State Government today said there is a new outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state and called on the people to report any suspected case. The state Commissioner for Health, Cyril Oshiomhole, stated this at a press conference in Benin, the state capital. He also urged improvement in hygienic conditions to […]
•A COVID-19 health worker in Wuhan, China The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is closely monitoring global developments on the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Director-General of the agency , Dr Jide Idris, said this in a public health advisory last night. He said an Entry Implementation Protocol on HMPV, approve...
Five more people in Rwanda have died of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg disease, bringing the number of fatalities to 11, the health ministry said late yesterday. With a fatality rate of up to 88 per cent, the highly infectious hemorrhagic fever is often accompanied by bleeding and organ failure, reports AFP. Some 29 people have […]
All 19 crew onboard a drilling platform, Britania U, have been rescued following a fire incident that gutted the drilling platform at Ajakpa Field, (OML 90), 10.77 nautical miles South of Forcadoes Terminal in Delta, Nigeria. Disclosing this in a statement today, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said the agency c...
•’Pure water’ A public health expert, Prof. Olalubi Oluwashogo, has warned on the dangers of patronising sachet waters not fully certified by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). He gave the warning during a town hall meeting organised by Fridabs Solacebase communication in partnership with Wol...
•Kirikiri Prison The Lagos State government has disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis occurred at Kirikiri Medium Security Prison, confirmed to be caused by cholera. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, while giving update of outbreak of cholera in the state yesterday, added that urgent medical and environmental intervent...
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