Tag: EVDTag: <span>EVD</span>

‘Nigerians still at risk of Ebola, other diseases’

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, on Wednesday, said Nigerians and the West Africans sub-region are still at risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other highly…

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Dr. Wilfred Okiche profiles Dr. Stella Adadevoh: She is the good doctor (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by Wilfred Okiche Dr. Stella Adadevoh For 21 years, Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh, consultant endocrinologist, and consummate physician reported to work every day at the First Consultants Hospital, Obalende, a…

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People’s Choice: Stella Ameyo Adadevoh is voted YNaija Person of the Year 2014… editors to announce final choice 30 December

by Wilfred Okiche Dr. Stella Adadevoh For 21 years, Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh, consultant endocrinologist, and consummate physician reported to work every day at the First Consultants Hospital, Obalende, a…

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@grandtycoon: Of Ebola and Liberia’s double-standards

by Tofarati Ige So I just heard that the Liberian government is set to prosecute Eric Duncan, their citizen who ‘exported’ the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to USA. According…

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@RenoOmokri: United, we will defeat Nigeria’s problems

by Reno Omokri The manner in which Nigeria confronted and defeated the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has exposed the challenge Nigeria faces in fulfilling her potential. Corruption, tribalism, religious bigotry…

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Warning! This Ebola movie will make you laugh hard… till you cry (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Nollywood will try but we can assure you that even the Nigerian movie industry will find it hard to beat this Ghanaian Ebola 'movie' in sheer tackiness…

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Nigerian hospitalised in Israel not sick with Ebola

by Isi Esene A Nigerian woman previously suspected to be infected with the deadly Ebola virus has been certified free from the disease. A statement by an Israeli hospital spokesman said…

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There is a new Ebola vaccine

by Emma Chidiogo The US National Institute of Health has said that a new vaccine for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been developed that can keep humans protected from…

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Guess how many BILLIONS they say we need to fight Ebola (READ)

by Mayowa Aboah A report by the World Health organisation (WHO) has revealed that the death toll of Ebola Virus Disease victims has risen to 1,900. WHO executive, Margaret Chan,…

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Ekene Ngwu: How politics in the health sector is affecting the fight against Ebola (Y! Politico)

by Ekene Ngwu It has been five weeks since the first Ebola fatality in Nigeria, and proactive efforts expected from the health sector have been marred by politics. The Nigerian…

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Another case of Ebola reported in Rivers

by Isi Esene The Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has announced the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. This brings to three the…

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Despite a ‘minor cholera outbreak’, Nasarawa is working to prevent Ebola

by James Sambo The Nasarawa State Government has announced new measures to prevent an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the state. At a press conference at the…

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10 things you should know about Ebola in Nigeria | An infectious disease epidemiologist speaks

by Chikwe Ihekweazu   We are putting up this post as a result of increasing demand for information on this disease. As of today, the 7th of August 2014 there…

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SAD: Nigerian nurse dies from Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju   A Nigerian nurse who was infected with the Ebola virus reportedly died on Tuesday, 5 August. The female nurse, who is yet unnamed, worked at a…

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