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Metro

FG Confirms No Ebola Case in Nigeria Amid Heightened Surveillance

The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola virus disease in the country despite recent outbreaks...

World

WHO Chief Says Fight Against Hantavirus Is Not Over After Cruise Ship Outbreak

Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that efforts to contain hantavirus are still ongoing following the evacuation...

World

WHO Says Public Risk of Hantavirus Remains Low as NCDC Confirms No Cases in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation has assured that the average person has no reason to worry about potential hantavirus infection, stating that the public...

World

WHO Says Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to Cruise Ship Likely to Remain Limited

The World Health Organization has said additional cases of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak could still emerge but stressed that the...

World

WHO Says Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Unlikely to Mirror Covid Crisis

The World Health Organization has moved to calm global concerns following reports of a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship....

World

Hantavirus Outbreak Raises Global Alarm After Cruise Ship Cases

A suspected outbreak of Hantavirus aboard a transatlantic cruise ship has brought renewed global attention to the rare but potentially deadly infection. Health...

Metro

FG Launches Cervical Cancer Screening in Imo, Says No Woman Should pass away of Disease

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has declared that no woman should pass away from Cervical Cancer,...

World

WHO Says Vaccines Have Saved Over 150 Million Lives in 50 Years

The World Health Organization has revealed that vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives globally over the past five decades, highlighting one...

World

Cross River Confirms New COVID 19 Case Activates Emergency Response

The Cross River State Government has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 and activated emergency public health measures to prevent any potential spread....

Economy

Nigeria Strengthens Pandemic Preparedness as Health Minister Warns of Future Outbreaks

Nigeria is ramping up efforts to prepare for future health emergencies as the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako,...