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News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria's Ebola patient on medical evacuation flight to Switzerland, condition stable

News channel or source: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article317778894.html
Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

Nigeria's Ebola patient left the country on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland on Monday morning, the health minister said, adding that her clinical condition was much improved.

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case in Abuja as Woman Who Arrived From Uganda Tests Positive

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-10-20/nigeria-records-first-ebola-case-health-authorities-say
Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said.

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria’s index Ebola patient evacuated to Switzerland

News channel or source: https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-nigerias-index-ebola-patient-evacuated-abroad-for-treatment/
Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

Nigeria’s index Ebola case has been evacuated to Switzerland for further treatment. The 42-year-old woman diagnosed with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease was airlifted by a medical plane ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: First Ebola Patients in Nigeria and Kenya Might Have Crossed Paths at Uganda Airport

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-10-22/first-ebola-patients-in-nigeria-and-kenya-might-have-crossed-paths-at-uganda-airport
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: No Ebola Case in Lagos, Govt Says As It Tightens Surveillance At Airport

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/no-ebola-case-in-lagos-govt-says-as-it-tightens-surveillance-at-airport/ar-AA2g4FBd
Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

The Lagos State Government has said no case of Ebola Virus Disease has been recorded in the state, but it is tightening surveillance and preparedness at entry points, including the Murtala Muhammed ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria lacks mental health specialists – Lagos govt

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/nigeria-lacks-mental-health-specialists-lagos-govt/
Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026

Nigeria lacks adequate specialists and facilities to manage mental illnesses, the Lagos State Government has said, calling for a shift towards preventive mental healthcare to address growing mental ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Nigeria says Ebola case remains isolated, urges calm

News channel or source: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/article317735626.html
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

Nigeria's health minister said on Thursday authorities had no evidence that the country's recently confirmed Ebola case had spread into the wider community, describing it as a single, contained ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » Health: Ebola - NCDC Expands Health Declaration Requirement for International Travellers

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/ebola-ncdc-expands-health-declaration-requirement-for-international-travellers/ar-AA2g4hmU
Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

He said the NCDC had sent advisories to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), with further instructions expected to guide implementation in ...