Our health sector climbs higher: Nigeria exits the polio club

by Laila Ibrahim The World Health Organization has commended Nigeria for its successful containment of the deadly Ebola virus and urged other countries to emulate its control method. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan, who stated this during a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on the Ebola Virus and Polio... Read More

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September 25, 2014

Ebola gets a special envoy: United Nations’ boss appoints David Nabarro

by Kolapo Olapoju Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nation’s Secretary General has appointed David Nabarro as the Special Envoy for Ebola, and Anthony Banbury as the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Missions for Ebola response (UNMEER). The double appointment comes on the heels of the unanimous adoption of Security Council resolution 2177 (2014)... Read More

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August 3, 2014

“Catastrophic” | WHO says Ebola is spreading very fast in West Africa [READ]

by Emma Chidogo The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern over the spread of Ebola in West Africa. While speaking at a summit with regional leaders, Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organisation, said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was spreading faster than efforts to control it. She said this... Read More

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May 29, 2013

“It’s a threat to the entire world”: Deadly new virus kills 24 people as death toll rises [DETAILS]

AP/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, described the MERS virus as a “threat to the entire world” during a speech in Geneva. Calling it a “threat to the entire world,” the head of the World Health Organization sounded the alarm over the Middle Eastern virus that has so far killed... Read More

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