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- 14 Aug 2014
FG Claims Ebola Drug Find; US Suspects Fraud
Nigeria has received experimental drug from unnamed Nigerian scientist to treat Ebola virus, but the government may face a difficult choice deciding which handful of Ebola patients in Nigeria will…
- 10 Aug 2014
Uwaje, Others Deploy IT for Fight Ebola Virus
A team of IT experts led by Chris Uwaje, former president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has developed Ebola: Database-Engine (ERC) an App to capture Ebola report online…
- 22 Dec 2014
ITU Launches “Ebola-Info-Sharing” Mobile Application
ITU has launched a free mobile Application to be used in the campaign against the Ebola disease outbreak. The “Ebola-Info-Sharing” mobile App facilitates coordination among organizations responding…
- 13 Mar 2016
AfDB Creates $33m Post-Ebola Social Investment Fund
African Development Bank (AfDB) has created $33 million post-Ebola Social Investment Fund, with a special emphasis on women and girls and also released report on impact of Ebola on women. Geraldine…
- 3 Sept 2014
Trial of Human Ebola Vaccine Begins as Virus Kills More
A highly anticipated test of an experimental Ebola vaccine will begin this week, amid mounting anxiety about the deadly virus which is "spiraling out of control". The experimental Ebola vaccine is…
- 8 Dec 2014
Eskimi, ONE Campaign Launch Ebola Petition Campaign
To call leaders for action to stop Ebola, Eskimi together with the ONE Campaign launched a new social campaign encouraging people sign a petition. “Ebola is devastating parts of West Africa. And…
- 7 Sept 2014
Good News as Scientists Find Ebola Vaccines
A pair of experimental Ebola vaccines that protect monkeys from the fatal disease ravaging West Africa have been developed. According to a new study, the vaccine is effective for at least five weeks…
- 6 Aug 2014
Ebola Virus Can Be Killed with Soap,Water
By simply washing your hands with soap and water, you can prevent the transmission of the dreaded Ebola virus from person to person, meaning that personal hygiene and awareness play important role in…
- 1 Aug 2014
Ebola: Panic in Anambra over Corpse from Liberia, Prof Maurice Iwu Claims Cure
There was palpable tension in Anambra State, Thursday, as the state government raises the alarm over suspected Ebola-infected corpse flown from Liberia to the state through Lagos. This is coming as a…
- 28 Oct 2014
IBM Deploys Mobile, Data Analytics & Cloud Technologies against Ebola
IBM has launched several initiatives to help curb the spread of the viral disease in West African nations, as the human toll of the Ebola epidemic continues to climb up in the critically affected…
- 19 May 2016
How Digital ‘Wallets’ Payments To Ebola Workers Saved Lives, $10m- UN
Mobile phones serving as digital “wallets” for payments to response workers proved an invaluable tool in Sierra Leone’s response to the Ebola crisis, according to a new study from the United…
- 8 Oct 2014
Nigeria Uses Android App with Facebook to Beat Ebola
When Nigeria was hit by its first outbreak of the Ebola virus, health workers monitoring suspected cases armed themselves with mobile phones and an Android app that cut the time it took to…
- 29 May 2026
NCDC Says Lagos, FCT, Others on High Ebola Alert
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and several other states on high Ebola alert following the outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo…
- 28 May 2026
NCDC Warns against Using Bitter Kola, Salt Water as Ebola Remedies
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against relying on bitter kola, salt water, herbs, seasoning cubes, and other unverified substances as remedies for Ebola…
- 1 Jul 2015
FG Raises Fresh Ebola Alert as Liberia Confirms Resurgence
Federal government yesterday raised the Ebola alert level across all states, urging the ministries of health and health facilities across the country to report any suspected case to the…
- 3 Nov 2014
ITU, GSMA, Internet Society Unite in Fight Against Ebola
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the GSMA and the Internet Society (ISOC), announced that they are joining forces in the fight against Ebola. The three organizations will bring together…
- 9 Aug 2014
FG Declares National Emergency over Ebola
Nigeria’s war on Ebola moved a notch higher yesterday as President Goodluck Jonathan proclaimed a national emergency to control and contain the spread of the …
- 3 Feb 2025
FG Says Nigeria @ ‘Moderate’ Risk following Fresh Ebola Virus Outbreak
Federal government has said it has heightened surveillance especially at the points of entry following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Uganda. The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control and…
- 25 May 2026
FG Classifies Ebola Importation into Nigeria as High Risk
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has classified the risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) importation into Nigeria as high amid the ongoing outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of…
- 31 Aug 2014
FG Commends Airtel in the Fight Against Ebola
The special medical team constituted by the federal and state governments to fight the spread of Ebola Virus Disease has commended Airtel Nigeria for its support and contributions to the ongoing…
- 12 Dec 2014
Ebola Deaths Hit 6,583
Nearly 6,600 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The UN health agency reported that as of December 10, there…
- 24 Sept 2014
Panic as Report Says Ebola Cases Could Hit 1.4m
Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million by late January 2015, up from the current total of 5,800, according to a new study by a US medical agency. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
- 11 Aug 2014
Ebola Vaccine Ready, for Trial Next Month
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company, may begin next month and be made…
- 28 Sept 2014
GE Foundation Supports Fight Against Ebola With $2m
West African Countries presently battling with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) may now heave a sigh of relief as the Global infrastructure giant, GE Foundation announced a whopping sum of $2…
- 31 Jul 2014
Ebola Epidemic 'Out of Control' - Doctors
Doctors Without Borders, global medical charity has given warning that the Ebola crisis in West Africa is "unprecedented, absolutely out of control", as states across the world took steps to prevent…
- 26 Aug 2014
Ebola Fight Needs $430m to End Record Outbreak-WHO
More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record under control, according to a draft document laying out the World Health Organization’s (WHO) battle strategy. The…
- 8 Oct 2015
Ebola Scare: Doctor, Nurses Under Watch
Fifteen persons have been reportedly quarantined at the accident and emergency ward of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital after an Ebola Virus Disease scare in the hospital on…
- 5 Sept 2014
Possible Treatments, Vaccines Raise Hopes of Ebola Cure
Eight experimental treatments and two vaccines for Ebola were on the table on Thursday as 200 health experts met to discuss how to end the world’s worst-ever outbreak of the killer virus. No fully…
- 3 Dec 2014
MTN, AfDB Others Raise $34m to Fight Ebola
Consortiums of businesses in the country including the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and MTN, have donated $34 million to help the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease. According to Dr. Dlamini…
- 13 May 2017
Ebola Outbreak Declared in DC Congo
World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the death of one person in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DPR). The Congo Ministry of Health notified the WHO of…