The WHO noted that it supported the health authorities to develop the request for additional doses.
The DRC last declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in September 2022, after one case was confirmed in the eastern province of North Kivu.
Vaccinations helped reduce cholera cases and deaths by 28 per cent and 36 per cent, respectively.
Special focus was placed on Kampala and border areas to curb potential cross-border transmission.
There is no licensed treatment or vaccine for Marburg virus disease. Supportive care, including rehydration and symptom treatment, improves survival rates.
NEMA conveyed the strategic stakeholders meeting to discuss preparedness, response plans, and proactive measures within Nigeria’s national context against the virus.
Mr Sanwo-Olu said they must also invest in primary healthcare, surveillance and emergency preparedness.
The minister said Rwanda, in collaboration with the Africa CDC and other partners, was working hard to contain the Marburg virus.
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reopened the sealed Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets.
There are many reported cases of religious organisations in Nigeria and elsewhere encouraging their members not to take medicines for their ailments but rely on faith healing instead.
