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The Federal Ministry of Health has advised men who were treated and discharged of Ebola virus to avoid sexual intercourse for at least seven weeks. Dr Bridget Okoeguale, Director, Department of Public Health, gave the advice during interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. Okoeguale said this was in line with protocols issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). “There are many literatures that say that after men are infected, when the virus is not found in the blood, it tends to stay in the semen for about seven weeks to three months. “What we did according to the WHO protocol is that we made sure that when the men are discharged they are given enough condoms, if they cannot abstain for that period. “We advise them to abstain from sex but where they cannot abstain, they are provided condoms and after the (abstinence) period, we double test to make sure they are free,” she said. On the treatment of Ebola patients, Okoeguale said no drugs or vaccina

According to the new york times An American doctor treated for Ebola, Kent Brantly, was discharged from Atlanta's Emory University Hospital today. Another American aid worker, Nancy Writebol, was discharged Tuesday. "God saved my life," said Brantly, looking gaunt, at a press conference Thursday, at which the room applauded his appearance. He thanked his medical team and the millions of people around the world praying for his recovery. "Please do not stop praying for the people of West Africa." Dr. Kent Brantly, left, one of the two Americans who contracted the deadly Ebola virus, in Africa was released from a U.S. hospital on Aug. 21, 2014. Bruce Ribner, medical director of the hospital's infectious disease unit, said Brantly will go toan undisclosed location with his wife and children after the press conference. Brantly and Writebol, a volunteer with SIM USA, were flown to Emory from West Africa in early August and were treated in the hospital's spe

Merriam-Webster defines envy as a “painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage.” When we are envious, we hate the fact that someone else is successful or happy. We want to selfishly remove their fortunate circumstances and place them upon our own backs. Why should we allow ourselves to feel pain when someone we know has a positive experience or obtains something nice? Learning to be truly happy for others when they accomplish something that brings them some measure of happiness or success requires humility, love and gratitude. Each of these principles will allow you to feel a greater measure of satisfaction with not only your successes but for the successes of other. Teaching these principles to your children and everyone around you will help them find greater satisfaction in any circumstance. Humility The more experiences you have with people from all over the world, the more you realize all people are the sa

Documents obtained by this newspaper showed that Mr. Sawyer’s employers, ArcelorMittal, an iron mining company, suspended him from work and isolated him after it became aware that he had contact with his sister who died of the virus on July 8. The company also issued an internal memo to staff of the company informing them that Mr. Sawyer had been referred to the Liberian Health ministry for testing and close observation.The Liberian Government was aware that Patrick Sawyer, its citizen who brought the Ebola virus into Nigeria, had possibly contracted the virus from his late sister, yet cleared him to travel to Nigeria for a conference organised by the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS], PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.Documents obtained by this newspaper showed that Mr. Sawyer’s employers, ArcelorMittal, an iron mining company, suspended him from work and isolated him after it became aware that he had contact with his sister who died of the virus on July

Documents obtained by sahara reporters showed that Mr. Sawyer’s employers, ArcelorMittal, an iron mining company, suspended him from work and isolated him after it became aware that he had contact with his sister who died of the virus on July 8. The company also issued an internal memo to staff of the company informing them that Mr. Sawyer had been referred to the Liberian Health ministry for testing and close observation.The Liberian Government was aware that Patrick Sawyer, its citizen who brought the Ebola virus into Nigeria, had possibly contracted the virus from his late sister, yet cleared him to travel to Nigeria for a conference organised by the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS], PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. Documents obtained by this newspaper showed that Mr. Sawyer’s employers, ArcelorMittal, an iron mining company, suspended him from work and isolated him after it became aware that he had contact with his sister who died of the virus on J

Musically, there have been some comparison and competition between the two young and happening stars who pose almsot the same vibe because they are the two young boys under 25 running the entire music scene in Africa, but Fans have made their choices and given the reasons for choosing Davido over Wizkid, some just beefing, others being frank. 1. WIZKID'S ARROGANCE Wizkid, from what we know, came from a middle class family but he acts like he’s been living the life of gold already. He’s been making dumb comments to his fans who made him. He once said “when broke people think they have a say” to a fan who inquired about his next album. These same fans made him and just like a typical African star, we’ve heard bad rumors about the kid star concerning his fans. 2. PLANLESS – WIZKID Wizkid is just following the footsteps of D’Banj who rose to the sky and dropped like God kicked him back to earth. He is rushing for international fame just typical of most African musicians thinking t

BlackBerry Ltd said on Thursday its popular messaging system BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, would now be open to those using the Windows phone platform, a move that potentially makes the messaging service more appealing to its enterprise clients. BlackBerry has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring BBM™ to Windows Phone 8 and higher as it continues its resurgence strategy. BlackBerry, which is seeking to reinvent itself as a more software and services driven company as its smartphone market share has dwindled, has been lately touting new BBM features in a bid to make it a more viable messaging tool for clients such as corporations and government agencies that are on the lookout for a secure messaging service. The company, last year, opened the service to phones powered by Google Inc's wildly popular Android operating system and Apple's iOS platform. The rollout to the Windows phone platform means the service is now available on all major smartphone platforms, makin

A Nigerian doctor based in the United States, Maurice Iwu, has claimed that Garcinia kola, popularly called bitter cola in West Africa may be a possible drug against the deadly Ebola virus. Bitter cola, a staple health fruit in Nigeria, was reported to have stopped the virus at test tube experiments. The virus has so far killed more than 600 victims since its outbreak in Guinea, with Nigeria’s only recorded death being that of Liberian consultant, Patrick Sawyer, who died in Lagos last week. An Inquirer Washington Bureau reported Iwu who made this discovery, as saying that a cure could be sourced from the same African forests where the disease was identified. Iwu is a doctor with a combination of folk-remedy expertise and a doctorate in Western pharmacology. He is also the Executive Director of the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme, and a consultant at Walter Reed Army Hospital in suburban Washington. One of the top infectious-disease laboratories in the US was s