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A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), three months after the country announced an end to the virus.
This new case marks the start of Congo’s twelfth Ebola outbreak since the virus was discovered near the Ebola River in 1976.
The country’s health minister, Eteni Longondo told state television, RTNC that the deceased, a woman died in a hospital in Butembo, two days after she showed symptoms of the virus.
Longondo further revealed that the deceased was married to a man who had contracted the virus in a previous outbreak.
FG distributes palliatives to ex-Bakassi militants
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The Federal Government on Saturday distributed food items to the members of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force who laid down their arms in 2018.
While distributing the items, the former Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Mr Orok Duke, said the ex-militants disserved the gesture, adding that they had been peaceful since the amnesty.
The palliatives are part of the 1,400 bags of rice distributed by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs through the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to cushion the effect of COVID-19 in Cross River.
He noted that the whole wards in all the Local Government Areas in the state had benefited from the exercise.
The Zamfara State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (ZAMCHEMA), Hospital Service Management Board and the Federal Medical Center Gusau have agreed
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Sokoto State government has disclosed that the newly launched contributory health scheme is targeting 20 per cent of its residents by 2021.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammed Ali Inname said this in Sokoto on Tuesday during a press conference to commemorate this year’s Universal Health Coverage.
According to the commissioner, the programme was rescheduled from the original date of December 12, due to some other official engagement.
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While calling on residents of the state to observe all protocols against Covid-19, he said the state is targeting about 4 million people out of which only 10 per cent of such are currently on the list.