He, however, said contrary to the impression that all those in Enugu, Enugu State that one of the nurses who treated Sawyer had contact with had been confirmed positive for the Ebola virus, they all still remained probable patients
Browsing: Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu
According to Chukwu, the drug has been used experimentally for many things and would be sent to Lagos on Thursday (today) for the treatment of the already confirmed Ebola patients
The Minister of Health said the nurse’s husband is now under surveillance alongside 176 others
Dr. Shobowale also said that Nigerians also needed to be educated on the fact that reporting for treatment not only increases the chances of survival of the patient but also curtails the spread of the disease
With the discovery of the two fresh full blown cases of Ebola, nine persons are now known to have come down with the disease in Nigeria
Mohammed said the President of Liberia, Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson, has apologised to Nigeria over the development
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, is due to brief members of the diplomatic corps later on Thursday
The deadly Ebola virus disease has so far claimed two lives in the country, a Nigerian nurse who attended to the first victim, Patrick Sawyer, from Liberia, who imported the virus into Lagos
The ministry’s website said he was being tested for Ebola, but did not say if the tests had concluded that he had the diseas
Obama said since the drug is still at the trial stage, there was the need to allow it run through all processes
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, disclosed this on Wednesdaywhile briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo
The minister, who acknowledged the internationally acclaimed research of Iwu, also named him as one of the members of the committee
Chukwu said that the ministry was alerted on July 22 on a suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease in Lagos involving a 40-year-old male traveling from Monrovia, Liberia to Nigeria
The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, had on the day of the blast announced 21 dead and 17 injured persons
But, the Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, Tuesday confirmed that the number has risen to 75, following the death of another four at Wuse General Hospital and National Hospital
Chukwu said that the Bill, which would be sent to the National Assembly for passage into law, prescribed stiff penalties for individuals and companies that violate tobacco control regulations
The workers, under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Union, are protesting against the non-implementation of the agreement the union reached with the Federal Government on January 7
Nigeria to exit polio endemic countries by year end – Chukwu
The Minister said this on Thursday in Abuja at the national dissemination workshop on the findings of the National HIV and AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey
Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu assuring on the importance of making Nigeria smoke-free and reducing the smoking prevalence in the country, there is still no law to this effect