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‘National Embarrassment’: Health Minister Blames Jonathan For Lassa Fever Outbreak

NAN – The Federal Government says it will soon begin testing on a new potential vaccine to prevent the outbreak and spread of Lassa...

As Lassa Fever Hits Lagos, Health Minister Calls For Vigilance

The case, which was diagnosed at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, involves a 25-year-old student from the Ahmadu Bello University. The patient is...

Ondo Gov’t Urges FG To Provide Lassa Rapid Test Kits To Hospitals

As Nigeria battles with the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak months after the success over Ebola, the federal government has been advised to  provide Lassa...

Lassa Fever: Medical Doctor Dies, Colleagues Begin Strike In Rivers

A medical doctor with Rivers State-owned Braithwait Memorial Specialist Hospital, BMH, Dr. Livy Ijamala, has died from Lassa Fever, bringing to three the number...

WHO Declares West Africa Ebola-Free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, January 14, 2016 declared West Africa Ebola-free in Geneva, Switzerland after confirming that the transmission of the Ebola...

Mimiko Appoints Multimedia Journalist, @Akinduro, As Digital Media Assistant

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has approved the appointment of astute multimedia journalist, John Paul Akinduro as his Special Assistant on Digital Media. Akinduro...

Lassa Fever: FG Confirms Outbreak In Abuja, 1 Dead

The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has announced the death of one confirmed Lassa fever victim at National Hospital Abuja. The Minister who made...

Dickson Set Up 15-Man Emergency Response C’ttee On Lassa Fever For Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Executive Council has approved the 2016 fiscal estimate tagged, "Budget of Transition", with emphasis on the completion of the ongoing developmental...

Provide Funds To Tackle Lassa Fever – Reps Urge FG

The House of  Representatives, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to make available funds to the Ministry of Health, National Centre for Disease Control and...

ALERT: Lassa Fever Spreads To Abuja As Minister Confirms 1 Death 

The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a Lassa Fever victim at the National Hospital in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The death...

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