By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee360
The World Health Organization is calling on states to step up vigilance over the spread of Ebola, as cases are reported in the DR Congo, Nigeria and Kenya. Guinee360 presents the warning as a preparedness issue for Guinea, without reporting any cases in the country.
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The Ebola outbreak in Africa is leading to tighter border controls and reports of breaches.
26 OctNigerian Ebola patient arrives in Switzerland for treatment
26 OctGhanaian MP Kingsley Agyemang says country is poorly prepared for Ebola
26 OctNigeria expands Ebola fund to Lassa feverNigeria could declare the end of its Ebola outbreak on 7 December if no new confirmed or probable case is detected, Health Minister Muhammad Pate said. The 42-day period must be validated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation, according to Businessday.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Businessday ·
Ghanaian MP Kingsley Agyemang believes the country remains inadequately prepared to contain a possible Ebola outbreak, particularly because health surveillance at the borders is too limited. He called for stronger checks and public awareness amid frequent exchanges with Nigeria, according to MyJoyOnline.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
The World Health Organisation is continuing to monitor 52 people potentially exposed to Ebola in Nigeria, despite the evacuation of the confirmed patient to Switzerland. The country can only be declared Ebola-free after 42 days without a new confirmed case, according to the WHO’s Nigerian office, cited by Vanguard.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
The World Health Organisation has issued an alert after the first documented human case of Shamonda virus was detected in a man who died in the Lyon region of France. Only one case has been reported and French authorities have identified no risk to the general population, according to the Daily Monitor.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Daily Monitor ·
Guinea signs Accra convention to finance SMEsGuinea signed the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents in Accra, represented by its Minister of Industry and Trade, Aboubacar Kourouma. Once ratified and implemented, the instrument is intended to secure trade and facilitate SMEs’ access to financing, according to Guinean authorities.
Illustrative imageNigeria: 64 students hospitalised after bilharzia treatmentSixty-four students at a secondary school in Batagarawa, Nigeria’s Katsina State, were hospitalised after adverse reactions to treatment for bilharzia. Vomiting, abdominal pain and dizziness were reported, while patients responded to treatment, according to the doctor in charge and parents quoted by Daily Trust.The week in Africa
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