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Uganda receives 1,200 doses of Ebola vaccine candidates for trials

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwamb A shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial have arrived in Uganda, where an outbreak has infected 142 people and killed at least 56, health authorities have revealed. Last week Uganda said it had discharged its last Ebola patient from hospital,

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Uganda to receive Ebola vaccine candidate next week

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The first doses of candidate vaccines against the Sudan Ebola virus are expected to arrive in Uganda in the coming days, World Health Organization has said. This is just as the WHO said it is boosting efforts to support the government-led response against the outbreak which has now affected nine districts, including […]

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The emotional story told by bereaved fiancé of Nigeria’s unsung Ebola hero

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

It came as a shock to Nigerians when Dennis Akagha revealed the death of his fiancée, Justina Ejelonu, a pregnant nurse who sacrificed her life while caring for Nigeria’s index Ebola virus disease case, Patrick Sawyer. Dennis took to his Twitter account to reveal that Justina was a nurse at Lagos-based First Consultants Medical Centre, […]

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WHO confirms fresh case of Ebola in DRC after 52 days

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, has confirmed a case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after 52 days without a case. The UN’s health agency disclosed this on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Friday. “One new case of Ebola was confirmed today by surveillance and response […]

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WHO to declare DRC Ebola free

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO)  says it has been over a month since last Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case was recorded in  Democratic Republic of the Congo  (DRC). Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General disclosed this in the agency’s official twitter account @WHO. NIMC shuts down enrolment centres in Lagos, Katsina, 3 others “If it […]

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WHO appeals for $20m to fight Ebola in Congo

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2020 0

The World Health Organisation said Friday it needs $20 million to fight Ebola in DR Congo, even as the end of the devastating 19-month epidemic finally seemed within grasp.  While the world’s attention has been focused on the coronavirus, the last patient being treated for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on […]

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4 African countries license Ebola vaccine- WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2020 0

Three months after the World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualified the use of Ebola vaccines, four African countries have licensed the vaccine for use in their countries. A statement on Saturday from the WHO website, named the countries as : Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana and Zambia. READ ALSO: AU says more than $55m […]

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Gunmen kill journalist who raised awareness about Ebola

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home. The army said unidentified attackers raided Papy Mumbere Mahamba’s home in Lwebma, in the north-eastern province of Ituri, killing him, wounding his wife and burning their house down. DR Congo is […]

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Ebola: survivors in DCR returns to their homes

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

About one thousand Ebola survivors in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have returned to their homes after surviving the disease. This is just as the United Nations agencies working to stop the current Ebola outbreak DRC commended the strong leadership of the DRC health authorities and the tireless efforts of thousands of local health […]

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Ebola Outbreak: DR Congo starts giving experimental vaccine

Ihesiulo Grace 26 May 2018 0

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun to administer an experimental vaccine to halt the spread of the Ebola virus in Mbandaka, a major transport hub that is home to more than one million people and connected by river to several other large cities. This is DRC’s ninth Ebola outbreak since 1976. The others were […]

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Ebola: NMA urge JOHESU to end strike

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2018 0

Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has call on the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to end the ongoing strike and join hands with doctors to prevent Ebola from gaining access into the country. NMA also said the demand for salary parity with doctors as demanded by JOHESU is unfortunate and unrealistic. Chairman of NMA in Plateau […]

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Nigerians Must Prepare For Possible Ebola Outbreak – Saraki

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2018 0

Wife of the Senate President and founder, Wellbeing Foundation, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called on the government to scale up border surveillance to curtail the possible spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), into the country. Saraki, who made this known over the weekend at the maiden edition of ‘Walk for Health Challenge’, organised by […]

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FG orders Ebola screening at Nigeria’s borders

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2018 0

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to step up surveillance at all entry points in the country to prevent the return of Ebola. Briefing journalists at the end of the Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said that […]

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Fear Escalaltes as Ebola Kills 17 in DR Congo

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2018 0

A total of 17 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the dreaded Ebola disease virus that made a sudden return to the country this week, escalating global anxiety over Africa’s health. Daily Times reported Tuesday of the death of two people from the disease that is reputed to spread rapidly if […]

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Nigerian institute develops drugs for Ebola, malaria

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2018 0

The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, has successfully researched and developed six traditional herbal products for the treatment of Ebola, malaria and other diseases. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the Special Assistant, Communication and Strategy to the Minister of Health, Kazeem Akintunde, on Sunday. The statement

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WHO: No Useful Data Seen from Ebola Vaccine Trials

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

With Ebola nearly stamped out in West Africa, vaccine trials will probably fail to provide enough useful data on how well they protect people against the deadly virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Liberia was declared free from Ebola by the government and the WHO on Saturday after 42 days without a […]

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Ebola: International Community Calls for Continued Vigilance

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2015 0

As Liberia celebrate the country being declared Ebola free, international community has warned against negligence as the threat of a renewed Ebola outbreak will remain in the region until all the affected countries reach the equivalent milestone. Recall that the World Health Organization declared Liberia free of Ebola on Saturday, May 9, after it had […]

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WHO Declares Liberia Ebola-Free

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2015 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the Ebola outbreak in Liberia is over. In a statement made available to Daily Times on Saturday titled: ‘The Ebola outbreak in Liberia is over’, it says, “Forty-two days have passed since the last laboratory-confirmed case was buried on 28 March. The outbreak of Ebola virus disease […]

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Liberia Declared Ebola-Free

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2015 0

Liberia is free of Ebola after going 42 days without any new cases in the outbreak that has killed more than 4,700 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Saturday. “The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over,” it said in a statement. Liberia’s last case was a woman in the greater Monrovia […]

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Liberia Days Away from Being Ebola-Free, Official Says

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2015 0

Liberia’s minister of commerce and industry says Liberia has had no new cases of Ebola for a while and is near the point at which it can be declared Ebola-free.   “May 9 is our magic date,” Minister Axel Addy said. “If there are no new cases, and I believe there will be no new […]