Ebola

Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi, prompting an urgent contact-tracing operation and heightened surveillance at the country's borders.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has allocated 20,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine for a major clinical research programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as health authorities race to contain an expanding outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo virus.

The Lagos State Government has intensified preparedness for a possible Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak as health authorities step up vigilance following the expanding Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has become the country’s largest Ebola outbreak on record.

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...