World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo virus strain a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), warning that there is currently no approved vaccine or specific treatment for the variant spreading across parts of Central Africa. This was contained in a detailed statement released by the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Health Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with member states reaffirming their commitment to a coordinated regional strategy aimed at eliminating malaria across West Africa. The two-day high-level meeting, organised by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) in collaboration with…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government has approved a major community health intervention programme aimed at strengthening primary healthcare delivery across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards through a new Community-Based National Social Action Fund Taskforce. The initiative, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is designed to bring healthcare services closer to communities by funding ward-level health and…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation, has announced the hosting of the 27th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Health Ministers’ Assembly scheduled to take place in Freetown from 20 to 25 April 2026. The announcement was made at a joint press conference ahead of the…
