• FG strengthens national surveillance, border control measures

NCDC reveals Nigeria is only 59% ready for a potential Ebola emergency, highlighting critical gaps in preparedness at points of entry and porous borders.

“Our recent latest level of assessment puts us at about 59 per cent. But that's quite variable. You can't be 100 per cent prepared...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jide Idris, has disclosed that Nigeria is only 59 per cent prepared for a potential Ebola…

Ebola Alert: Enugu State Activates Emergency Operations Centre, Tightens Surveillance At Airport

The WHO states Nigeria faces a low Ebola risk compared to DR Congo and Uganda, despite the outbreak being a Public Health Emergency of International Concer

"Whenever there's an outbreak, it's always a concern around international spread. There've been a few confirmed cases in Uganda....

Presenting the motion on the floor of the House, Ogah noted that the outbreak poses a significant public health risk to Nigeria due to the...

• FG strengthens national surveillance, border control measures

The NCDC appeals to Nigerian governors to increase funding for health workers to prevent the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola from entering the country. Learn mo

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has declared the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) entering Nigeria as high, as fresh…

NCDC urges Nigerian states to increase funding for health workers and prevention measures to stop Ebola from entering the country amid resurgence concerns.

Jide Idris, Physician and Director-General of the NCDC, has called on governors across the 36 States to strengthen funding for health workers…

Amobi Ogah has raised alarm over Nigeria's Ebola preparedness and demanded urgent funding for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

NCDC said Nigeria is not fully prepared for a possible Ebola outbreak but insisted that the country can still contain it if it enters

The NCDC boss disclosed that a recent assessment of the country’s readiness for an Ebola outbreak showed Nigeria’s preparedness level at about 59 per cent.Speaking in Lagos…