The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged countries to conclude negotiations on an international pandemic treaty, warning that deadly disease outbreaks such as the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo highlight the need for stronger global health cooperation. Tedros made the appeal on Monday as the…
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged countries to conclude negotiations on an international pandemic treaty, warning that deadly disease outbreaks such as the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo highlight the need for stronger global health cooperation. Tedros made the appeal on Monday as the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of an infected patient and her husband to Switzerland for continued medical care and monitoring. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Monday,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohamed Janabi, says Nigeria currently has no active Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the index patient and her husband to Switzerland. Janabi, in a statement posted on X on Monday, said the patient was clinically stable after Nigerian health workers successfully managed her…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced two additional suspected cases of Ebola in the country. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this on Sunday during a press briefing, emphasising that the cases remain suspected and have not been confirmed. Idris also revealed that a suspected case in…
The Federal Government has said genomic analysis of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) indicates that the virus is genetically related to a strain identified in Kenya. The government, however, said further investigations were required to determine whether the two cases were epidemiologically linked. The Coordinating Minister of…
Nigeria recorded 263 deaths from Lassa fever and 1,115 confirmed cases between January and September 20, 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The agency disclosed this in its situation report for September 14 to 20, which showed that the case fatality rate increased to 23.6 per cent, compared with…
Nigeria recorded 18 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in epidemiological week 35, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2026 to 1,074, with 258 deaths reported across 24 states. The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), covering August 24 to 30, 2026, showed that…
Medical experts have raised concerns over the growing circulation of fake and substandard products in Nigeria, warning that the development poses serious risks to public health. The doctors said the use of counterfeit medicines, food products, cosmetics and other consumer goods could expose Nigerians to serious health complications and, in some cases, death. They urged…
In a major push to advance local pharmaceutical innovation, the Federal Government has unveiled seven herbal medicines developed by the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency for the treatment and management of prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, peptic ulcer disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and hepatitis B. According to the NNMDA, more than 22 herbal products have been…
