American Contracts Incurable Ebola as Outbreak Spreads
By Emily Joshu Sterne, U.S. Assistant Health Editor | Daily Mail An American based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has contractedEbola in the African nation’s latest outbreak. The…
By Emily Joshu Sterne, U.S. Assistant Health Editor | Daily Mail An American based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has contractedEbola in the African nation’s latest outbreak. The…
Lagos: Dr Emelda Chukwu, a Senior Researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Monday raised concerns over the growing high-level resistance to third-generation antibiotics known as cephalosporins.…
Abuja: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board has initiated global health reform discussions, focusing on improving health system governance and effectiveness. The Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced this on…
Discovery of Pteropine orthoreovirus shows risks go beyond Nipah TheDigger Intelligence Unit In rural Bangladesh, Abdul Karim fell ill after drinking fresh date-palm sap, a common seasonal tradition. Initially suspected…
A researcher, Dr Kolawole Aremu, has called for immediate public health action to curb the rapidly rising spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the country. Aremu, Research Associate,Trans-Saharan Diseases Research Centre,…
Abuja: Nigeria is expanding its ability to detect and respond to infectious disease threats by leveraging existing laboratory platforms, adopting multiplex testing, and enhancing genomic sequencing capabilities, Prof. Alash’le Abimiku…
Abuja: A significant milestone in the battle against Lassa fever has been reached as the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announces promising results from its first human trial of a…
Abuja, Nigeria: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed Germany’s €1 billion pledge (approximately ₦1.7 trillion) to the Global Fund, describing it as a bold…
Lagos, Nigeria: Professor Solomon Kadiri of the University of Ibadan (UI) has cautioned Nigerians against complacency, stressing that COVID-19 has not been fully eradicated. Kadiri made this assertion while delivering…
Abidjan (Nigeria): West African Ministers of Health have agreed on a joint action to advance the development and readiness of vaccines against Lassa fever. The disease is endemic to the…