Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo, Author at Nigeria Health Watch Nigeria Health Watch

Articles by Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo

What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

25 Jul

By Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo

What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

The Andes Hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius gripped international attention with remarkable speed after the World Health Organization (WHO) received the first official...

CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine

18 Mar

By Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo

CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine

Shalom David and Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writers) Every dry season, the wards begin to fill. At Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State and the...

West African Health Ministers Unite for Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness: A Historic Step for Regional Health Security

12 Sep

By Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo

West African Health Ministers Unite for Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness: A Historic Step for Regional Health Security

Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writer) The ECOWAS Lassa International Conference builds on the first convening held in Abuja in 2019, when the country came together to...