As cholera cases continue to emerge in parts of Nigeria, health experts are urging citizens to take preventive measures to reduce the spread of the disease. What Is Cholera? Cholera is a serious bacterial infection that affects the intestines. It is caused by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The disease…
Plateau State health authorities have intensified emergency measures after confirming a cholera outbreak in Mangu Local Government Area. Plateau State has recorded 11 confirmed cholera cases and five deaths, according to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Baamlong. The confirmed infections were reported alongside 53 suspected cases in Pushit, Mangu 1, and Mangu 2 communities…
UNAIDS says sharp funding reductions are weakening HIV prevention efforts across dozens of countries, including Nigeria. Nigeria and 61 other countries have experienced significant cuts in funding for HIV prevention programmes, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The agency said funding for preventive tools, including condom distribution, dropped by more than…
The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is expanding rapidly across multiple provinces. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading into new areas, raising concerns about the scale of the health emergency. Since the outbreak was…
Nigeria has intensified its Ebola preparedness efforts with a new task force and emergency funding. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the creation of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola. Also approved was the release of a ₦10 billion emergency intervention fund to strengthen the country’s response to potential outbreaks. The task force will be…
Health officials are warning that the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak could become one of the largest in recent history. Ebola cases have surged to 471 across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, raising concerns about the scale and speed of the outbreak. According to the World Health Organization, 452 confirmed cases and 82 deaths…
Scientists say a world-first vaccine created using artificial intelligence could help protect against future pandemics. Researchers at University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as the first vaccine whose key component was designed entirely by artificial intelligence and then tested in humans. The experimental vaccine was created to provide protection against a broad range…
Health officials have celebrated a major breakthrough as five Ebola patients recover and return home. Five patients infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been discharged from hospital after making full recoveries. The group includes four nurses who were treated in Bunia, the epicentre of the current outbreak in Ituri Province. World…
The World Health Organization says the first confirmed Ebola patient has recovered in the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo. The World Health Organization has announced the first confirmed recovery from the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO technical officer on viral haemorrhagic fevers, Legand, said the recovery offers hope as health…
The U.S. government says Americans exposed to Ebola in Africa will be treated at a new medical facility in Kenya. The White House confirmed plans to establish a “state-of-the-art” Ebola treatment and quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus during the ongoing outbreak in Central Africa. According to U.S. officials, the facility…
