Ebola

July 6 (THEWILL) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a worsening Ebola outbreak after authorities confirmed that the death toll has surpassed 500, heightening fears of further spread across the region as neighbouring Uganda...

June 24 (THEWILL) — France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after a humanitarian doctor who recently returned from the Central African nation tested positive...

June 09, (THEWILL) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats, alongside the immediate release of ₦10 billion as emergency intervention funding to...

May 28 (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rivers, Kano and several other states on maximum Ebola preparedness alert following fears that the deadly Bundibugyo strain...

May 20, (THEWILL) — The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has activated enhanced Ebola response protocols across all international airports in the country as part of efforts to prevent the possible spread of the virus into Nigeria. The move...

May 17, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has assured Nigerians that the country remains safe from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), with no confirmed case recorded nationwide despite fresh outbreaks reported in the Democratic...

May 16, (THEWILL) — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has confirmed a fresh outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the country’s eastern Ituri Province, with authorities reporting 80 deaths and 246 suspected cases amid growing fears of...

February 02, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel advisory, urging Nigerians to avoid all non-essential trips to countries with confirmed cases of the Ebola Virus Disease. This advisory comes in the wake...

July 04, (THEWILL) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared an end to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in DR Congo. The organisation said that the outbreak affected the north-western Équateur province, which recorded its first case...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 19, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has placed Nigeria at “moderate risk” of Ebola outbreak as Guinea battles the contagion. The NCDC made this known via its website, stating that the decision was...