1,000 BENUE HOUSEHOLDS DISPLACED IN ONE WEEK - GOV. ALIA. (PHOTO).

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 1,000 BENUE HOUSEHOLDS DISPLACED IN ONE WEEK - GOV. ALIA Governor Hyacinth Alia expresses concern over the displacement of over 1,000 households due to recent attacks by armed invaders Benue State currently hosts 500,182 displaced persons, facing inadequate shelter and limited access to essential services in various camps. Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Thursday raised concerns over the displacement of over 1,000 households due to recent attacks by armed invaders in rural areas of the state. The governor disclosed this during a meeting with the Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nigeria, Paula Pace, and Alexandre Castellano, Head of the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operation, at the Government House in Makurdi. Governor Alia highlighted the urgent need for collective action to address the crisis and foster peace in affected communities. Despite efforts by his administration to curb the violence, the attacks persist. ...

SIERRA LEONE CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF MPOX. (PHOTO).


 Sierra Leone confirms first case of mpox


Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of mpox since the world's highest alert level for the potentially deadly viral disease was raised last year, AFP reported.


"The patient is a 27-year-old man from the rural district of the Western Zone," near the capital Freetown, the National Public Health Agency stated in a social media post.


"Health teams are actively tracing and investigating to identify potential exposed persons and to prevent further spread," it said.


The agency added tests had confirmed the case on January 10 but did not specify the variant affecting the patient.


Mpox is caused by a virus from the same family as the smallpox, manifesting itself through a high fever and skin lesions, called vesicles.


First identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970, the disease had generally been confined to a dozen African countries but began to spread more widely in 2022, reaching European and Asian countries where the virus had never previously circulated.


The World Health Organization declared its highest alert level in 2024.


Sierra Leonean health authorities say they swiftly activated their response, placing the patient in isolated care.


His contacts will be monitored for 21 days with surveillance stepped up in areas he visited.


A public awareness campaign has been launched and health workers are being issued with protective equipment and trained in prevention techniques.


Sierra Leone was one of the countries hardest hit by Ebola, which ravaged west Africa a decade ago in an epidemic killing some 4,000 people, including nearly seven percent of health workers, between 2014 and 2016.

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