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Swiss Foreign Ministry Confirms Ebola Patient in Nigeria Is Swiss National Who Never Visited DR Congo
Kenya Red Cross personnel doff their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during a simulation of the evacuation of remains of an Ebola victim in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on October 22, 2026(Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP) The Ebola patient in Nigeria is a Swiss woman and the wife of a staff member at Switzerland’s embassy…
Africa CDC Warns Aid Partners of Blacklisting Over Lack of Transparency in Ebola Response
Volunteers put on their personal protective equipment before recovering the body of a 3-year-old child, presumed to have died of Ebola virus disease, in Bunia on June 11, 2026. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that it will blacklist partners who fail to account for funds received to combat disease outbreaks…
France Says Reported Human Shamonda Virus Case Poses No Health Risk
This photograph shows a television monitor broadcasting France’s President Emmanuel Macron giving a speech from the Elysee Presidential Palace the day after riots and looting on the sidelines of nationwide protests against the “high cost of living”, in Paris on October 18, 2026. Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP There was “no health risk to…
Ghana Boosts Ebola Surveillance After Cases Confirmed in Nigeria, Kenya
Ebola outbreak Ghana has strengthened airport screening, disease surveillance and laboratory preparedness following confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria and Kenya linked to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Ghanaian Ministry of Health said it was intensifying measures to prevent the importation of the virus and ensure early detection and management…
Uganda Denies Ebola Outbreak Claims as Nigeria Confirms Infection
An image of the Ebola Virus Uganda’s Ministry of Health has denied reports of an Ebola outbreak in the country following confirmation of a case in Nigeria. The Federal Government had on Tuesday confirmed a case of the Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Nigeria’s confirmed case comes amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak…
Lagos Youths Take Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign to Mile 2 Community
Drug abuse Young people in Mile 2 Estate, Amuwo-Odofin Local Council of Lagos State, are stepping up efforts to discourage drug abuse, cultism and other social vices through community outreach programmes aimed at promoting healthier and more responsible lifestyles. The initiative, led by Abete Community Youths, combines health interventions with education, environmental sanitation and youth…
Cancer: Foundation, Lagos Government Promote Early Detection, Health Insurance
Toyin Oni Foundation has called for stronger cancer prevention measures, expanded screening programmes and affordable health insurance, as it marked 15 years of cancer awareness campaigns with a renewed push to reduce deaths and protect families from the financial burden of treatment. The call came amid the Lagos State Government’s renewed commitment to health financing reforms…
Kenya Rules Out Lockdown Despite Rise in Ebola Cases to Seven
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has ruled out a lockdown, travel ban or restrictions on public gatherings following an increase in confirmed Ebola cases to seven, assuring residents that the country remains open for normal activities. The ministry said the clarification was necessary to address public anxiety, urging Kenyans to remain calm, observe preventive measures and…
NAFDAC Destroys ₦2.6bn Worth of Fake, Substandard Products in Rivers
Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday, during the operation at the Zamfara Plaza, BBA Trade Fair Complex, along the Badagry Expressway, Ojo, Lagos State, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed products worth ₦2.6 billion…
Kenya Confirms Four More Ebola Cases as Infected Patients Are Isolated
Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed four additional Ebola cases after the patients developed fever, were isolated and tested positive for the virus. Health workers stand in a new Ebola treatment centre during a visit by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), in Bunia, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
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