Ethiopia: Global Simulation Exercise to Strengthen Emergency Operations Centers’ Preparedness

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and WHO Ethiopia will host the 2024 Global Emergency Operations Center Simulation Exercise (GEOCX). Organized by WHO's Emergency...

Nigeria: Attempted Bomb Attack in Orlu Ends Fatally for Suspected IPOB Members

The Imo State Police Command has reported the deaths of two young men, suspected members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and...

Rwanda is close to ending its Marburg epidemic

Rwanda has discharged its final patient from the recent Marburg virus outbreak, starting the 42-day monitoring period required to declare the outbreak officially over....

Ghana: Innovative Approaches to Strengthen Regional Health Emergency Preparedness

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with UNICEF, WFP, MSF, and the Ghana Armed Forces, will conduct a large-scale simulation exercise in Ghana...

Nigeria: Landmine detonation in Borno State

A landmine explosion on the Maiduguri-Damboa road in Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State, has caused the death of at least seven loggers and...

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