Mr Ikwue reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to policies and partnerships that promote the welfare of women and children in the state.
CADI, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund, has trained 87 district heads in Sokoto State on addressing harmful social norms.
The American doctor, who was working in the DRC with a medical missionary group, tested positive, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.
WHO says it is intensifying efforts and supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government to contain the Ebola outbreak in the country’s north-eastern Ituri Province.
The American government was similarly coordinating donations from other international partners including the European Union and UK.
The travel restrictions, effective immediately, apply to all non-U.S. passport holders who have been to the aforementioned countries within the last 21 days.
At least 131 people have died due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The National Malaria Elimination Programme has applauded the Abia government for reducing malaria prevalence from 16.5 per cent in 2024 to 11.5 per cent in 2025.
The WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the authorities of Uganda and the DRC were consulted before the declaration.
The commissioner advised residents to store food in rodent-proof containers.
