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DR Congo To Receive 70,000 Ervebo Vaccine Doses As Ebola Outbreak Worsens
The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine as authorities battle the country’s deadliest outbreak, which has killed 2,476 people among more than 5,200 confirmed cases. A vial of the Ebola vaccine Ervebo during a previous outbreak of the disease in Sierra Leone [File: AFP] By Anadolu, AP and Reuters Published…
Imo Commences Robotic-Assisted Surgery In Owerri
Imo State is set to commence robotic-assisted surgery on Friday at the Imo Robotics and Oncology Centre in Umuguma, Owerri, marking a major milestone in the state’s efforts to expand access to advanced specialist healthcare. Governor Hope Uzodimma inspecting facilities at the Imo Specialist Hospital. X/@Hope_Uzodimma1 Imo State will commence robotic-assisted surgery on Friday in…
Kano Shuts 37 Private Health Facilities Over Regulatory Breaches
Kano State authorities have closed 37 private health facilities over alleged regulatory violations, with PHIMA saying more than 1,405 private facilities are currently registered across the state. The Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) has shut down 37 private hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the state over various regulatory violations in the…
World Humanitarian Day: UN, Borno Government Treat 55,000 Cholera Patients
The United Nations and Borno State Government have treated about 55,000 cholera patients, as humanitarian efforts in northeast Nigeria reached nearly 900,000 people in the first half of 2026 despite funding shortages. The United Nations, in collaboration with other Humanitarian Workers and the Borno State Government, has treated 55,000 cholera patients in Borno State in…
Yobe Residents Raise Alarm as Apollo Cases Spread in Potiskum
Residents of Potiskum, Yobe State, are expressing concern over rising cases of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo, as health authorities intensify measures to contain the highly contagious eye infection. Residents of Potiskum in Yobe State, are expressing concern over the increasing cases of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo, as health authorities intensify efforts…
FEC Approves Amendment To Decriminalise Attempted Suicide
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an amendment to the National Mental Health Act to decriminalise attempted suicide, with the government saying existing colonial-era laws wrongly treat people experiencing psychological distress as offenders rather than individuals in need of care and support. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the amendment of the National…
DR Congo’s Ebola Outbreak ‘Global Emergency’ As Infections Pass 5,000: WHO Officials warn that they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission that need to be broken to stop the spread.
The World Health Organization has confirmed the Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a global health emergency, with confirmed infections now surpassing 5,000. Following an emergency meeting on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the international community to help contain the outbreak, which has now killed more than 2,320 people.…
Nigeria Proposes Six-Month Limit For Temporary Doctors’ Contracts
Nigeria’s National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced a proposed national policy that would limit the initial engagement of temporary healthcare personnel, including locum doctors, to six months. file picture of NARD, Dr. Abdulmajid Yahya Ibrahim. Under the proposed National Policy on the Engagement of Locum, a temporary contract could be renewed only once…
Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest In DR Congo As UN Warns Virus Is Killing One Person Every 30 Minutes
The Ebola outbreak sweeping through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the deadliest in the country’s history, with 2,325 people confirmed dead and 4,945 confirmed cases recorded as of August 16, 2026, according to official figures. The rapidly expanding outbreak has surpassed the death toll from the country’s 2018–2020 Ebola epidemic, which killed…
Pharma Manufacturers Target 70% Local Drug Production, Demand Lower Energy Costs
Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturers are targeting 70 per cent local drug production while urging the Federal Government to cut energy costs and remove other operational bottlenecks threatening the sector’s competitiveness and investment. The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) has said it is targeting 70 per cent local drug production, calling on…
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