Health

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved for the first time in the United States a vaccine for the prevention of the deadly Ebola virus, the agency has said.

The Enugu state government has launched its first-ever meningitis vaccination campaign in the state, declaring a mass vaccination of children between the ages of one and five.

The Malaysian government has on Sunday announced the report of its first polio case in 27 years, revealing that a 3-month-old baby had been diagnosed. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Malaysian Health Ministry Director-General said the baby had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), experiencing some symptoms.

At least 50 lives have been lost, following a measles outbreak in the Pacific Island of Samoa last month.

Nigerian Government will not partner with the popular surgeon, Dr Jeremiah Abalaka, who claimed to have discovered a cure to HIV/AIDS.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Oyo State Command, on Thursday said it has destroyed about 40 hectares of hemp plantation at Aba Tade, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State.