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News Nigeria » Rivers » Health: Nigeria Tracks 53 Ebola Contacts As Health Authorities Intensify Outbreak Response

News channel or source: https://www.forbesafrica.com/current-affairs/2026/10/26/nigeria-tracks-53-ebola-contacts-as-health-authorities-intensify-outbreak-response

Published on: Monday 26 October 2026

Nigeria has identified 53 contacts linked to its first confirmed case of Bundibugyo Ebola disease in more than a decade, as health authorities investigate the source of an infection detected in the ...

News Nigeria » Rivers » Health: Health diplomacy dialogue connects Nigeria's health priorities with global action

News channel or source: https://www.afro.who.int/countries/nigeria/news/health-diplomacy-dialogue-connects-nigerias-health-priorities-global-action

Published on: Monday 19 October 2026

More than 60 representatives from 35 diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies, development partners and media organizations gathered in Nigeria's capital for the second Health Diplomacy Dialogue ...

News Nigeria » Rivers » Health: Nigeria widens hunt for possible Ebola cases

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/health/general/nigeria-widens-hunt-for-possible-ebola-cases/ar-AA2g3FCG

Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has widened a hunt for potential Ebola cases, with an additional nine contacts traced, health authorities said Sunday. "As of now, we have 53 primary contacts," said Nigeria ...

News Nigeria » Rivers » Health: Nigeria confirms its 1st Ebola case as Kenya reports 9th infection: Health officials

News channel or source: https://abcnews.com/Health/nigeria-confirms-1st-ebola-case-kenya-reports-9th/story?id=137443202

Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

Nigeria is confirming an Ebola case after a patient arrived from Uganda as an outbreak continues to spread in the nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo.

News Nigeria » Rivers » Health: Rivers seals eight health facilities, arrests four over quackery

News channel or source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/14/rivers-seals-eight-health-facilities-arrests-four-over-quackery/

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

The Rivers State Ministry of Health has sealed eight health facilities and arrested four persons over alleged quackery, impersonation and the operation of ...

News Nigeria » Rivers » Health: Ebola - How Much Have Nigerian States Allocated to Emergency Preparedness?

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/ebola-how-much-have-nigerian-states-allocated-to-emergency-preparedness/ar-AA2g9kX7

Published on: Monday 26 October 2026

Some states made substantial provisions for health emergencies, while others allocated smaller sums to specific disease-control activities.Nigeria's first confirmed case of Ebola in more than a decade ...

News Nigeria » Rivers » Health: Rivers Govt seals eight health facilities, arrests four

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/rivers-govt-seals-eight-health-facilities-arrests-four/ar-AA2ee5Pi

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

Rivers State Ministry of Health sealed eight health facilities and arrested four people for alleged quackery, impersonation, and operating unregistered facilities during its October inspection and ...

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