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WHO Announces First Confirmed Ebola Patient Recovery
Friday May 29, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
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US Commits $8m To Malaria Elimination In Akwa Ibom, Launches Distribution Of 3.9m Treated Nets
Tuesday May 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng United States Government has committed about $8 million to support malaria elimination efforts in Akwa Ibom State through the implementation of a large-scale distribution…
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Nigeria Braces For Possible Ebola Outbreak, Says NCDC
Monday May 25, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria has intensified nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness measures against Ebola Virus Disease following the growing outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of…
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Akwa Ibom Medical Laboratory Scientists Reject Proposed Health Reform Bills
Sunday May 24, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng No fewer than 1,000 medical laboratory scientists under the aegis of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Akwa Ibom State Branch,…
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NCAA Issues Ebola Alert, Directs Enhanced Surveillance At Airports
Tuesday May 19, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed airlines, airport operators and other aviation stakeholders to intensify public health surveillance measures following the outbreak…
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Akwa Ibom Govt Intervenes, Resolves EFCC, Health Unions Spat, Unions Suspend Strike
Monday May 18, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom State Government (AKSG) has successfully intervened in the altercation involving operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the…
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Nigeria Tightens Surveillance, WHO Declares Emergency As Ebola Kills 88 In Congo
Monday May 18, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that although currently Nigeria has no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD),…
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Uproar In Uyo As Doctors Shut Down Services Over EFCC Raid At UUTH
Tuesday May 12, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Healthcare services across Akwa Ibom State were disrupted on Tuesday after the Nigerian Medical Association declared an indefinite strike following a dramatic confrontation between…
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Gov Eno Commissions Model Health Centre In Ikot Ekpene
Sunday May 10, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom Governor Pastor Umo Eno has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to accessible and quality healthcare delivery with the commissioning of a newly…
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NCDC, Cross River Intensify Response To Fresh COVID-19 Case
Wednesday April 22, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it is working closely with authorities in Cross River following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case.…