Nigeria Says Emergency Fund Goes Beyond Ebola
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 5 min
Nigeria’s NCDC says a N10 billion emergency fund is intended to strengthen preparedness for multiple epidemics, not Ebola alone. In eastern Congo, Ebola survivors are helping care for children isolated from their families.
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Nigeria’s NCDC says a N10 billion emergency fund is intended to strengthen preparedness for multiple epidemics, not Ebola alone. In eastern Congo, Ebola survivors are helping care for children isolated from their families.
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- WHO recalls pandemic treaty as Ebola kills more than 5,300 in Africa — The Guardian Nigeria
“Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, said the controversial N10 billion emergency intervention fund approved by President Bola Tinubu was not meant for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) alone, but to strengthen…”
- Arab News | Ebola survivors comfort sick children in Congo’s isolation wards — Arab News
“BUTEMBO, Congo: Whenever Jerkis Mahamba hears a child cry out in the Ebola ward in Butembo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, he puts on protective gear and rushes to their side. He has a very good idea of what they are going through. Mahamba caught the highly infectious…”
- Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“Investigation of additional cases is ongoing and case counts are expected to change. The DRC MoH does not include probable cases in their official reporting. Suspected cases and suspected deaths in DRC have been temporarily excluded from the count pending ongoing investigations…”