WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving the way for its use in high-risk countries
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12 November 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, a critical step that…
Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers
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Bujumbura, 14 August 2019 – On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line…
Ebola response in Democratic Republic of the Congo risks slowdown
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26 February, Geneva – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today called on donors to continue funding the response to the Ebola outbreak…
South Sudan vaccinates health workers against Ebola
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Yambio, 28 January 2019 – The Ministry of Health of South Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine…
A friendly football match, Ebola, and infodemics
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Editor’s Note: As the Democratic Republic of Congo works to curb an Ebola outbreak, Nigerians expressed strong reactions to the proposal of…
Top Ten News Items On Health, 8th June 2018
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WHO introduces 5 new Ebola drugs in DRC. Nigeria jacks up taxes on cigarette, alcohol. Buhari renews appointment of two CMDs. Remembering…
New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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This Press Release was originally published by the World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-05-2018-new-ebola-outbreak-declared-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a…
Ebola in Congo: Nigeria activates preparedness plan
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On the 12 th of May 2017, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received formal notification from the World Health Organization…
A tribute to a great Epidemiologist and a great friend of Africa
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Editor’s note: Chikwe Ihekweazu was Curator of Nigeria Health Watch until he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Nigeria Centre for…
One year later, 5 most important lessons from the Nigerian Ebola response
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On October 20 2014, almost exactly one year ago, the World Health Organisation declared Nigeria Ebola free, 42 days after the last…
Health Watch Forum opens with a celebration of Nigerian heroes
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In September 2014, the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone was getting worse by the day. Nigeria had managed to…
A dialogue on Nigeria’s ‘role’ in the African Union’s response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak
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At the height of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the three most affected West African countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and…
As Liberia is declared Ebola free, can Nigeria do more to support its Neighbours?
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As the Ebola outbreak is declared over, Chikwe Ihekweazu reflects on the two months that he spent supporting the outbreak response in…
Something to be proud of: Nigeria’s Role in the AU Response to the Ebola Outbreak
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By Chikwe Ihekweazu There is increasing optimism that we will get to the end of the Ebola epidemic that has so badly…