Two new medicines for Ebola treatment – WHO EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended two medicines for the treatment of Ebola virus disease, following successes in clinical trials. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta JUST IN: Buhari Swears In RMAFC Chair, Presides … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 2, 167 people have been vaccinated in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against Ebola. WHO Regional Office for Africa stated this in Ebola Outbreak Situation Report posted on its twitter @ WHOAFRO. According to the UN health agency, 1,804 people have been vaccinated … Read more
The federal government has cautioned Nigerians against travelling to countries where new cases of the dreaded Ebola virus have been recorded. Ekohotblog reports that In the last one month, new cases of the virus have been reported in Guinea and Congo, instigating deja vu of 2014 when the virus wreaked havoc in the west Africa … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has alerted Nigerians at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola outbreak as Guinea battles the contagion. The NCDC made this known via its website, stating that the decision was based on the proximity of Guinea to Nigeria and other West African countries, as well as other indicators. Eko Hot Blog gathered … Read more
On this day, August 19, in 2014, Stella Ameyo Adadevoh paid the supreme price as laid down her life so that millions of Nigeria can, she died in the line of duty after taking care of Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American who was diagnosed of the Ebola virus disease. Nigeria would have been throw into a … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) 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 … Read more
Following the launching of its first large-scale vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus, Rwanda’s health minister Diane Gashumba said at the weekend that at least 200,000 people will be vaccinated over the next year in areas bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have been no confirmed Ebola cases in Rwanda, although priority will be … Read more