The Federal Government has initiated discussions with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) to secure additional supplies of cholera vaccines. Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, confirm this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,598 suspected cases of cholera across 107 local government areas. The cholera outbreak is characterised by a case fatality rate of 3.5 per cent, significantly higher than the national expected average of one per cent, underscoring severity...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the fatalities from the state’s cholera outbreak have risen to 29 deaths and 579 suspected cases across multiple Local Government Areas in the state. Abayomi made the disclosure during a state multiagency news briefing and update...
Ogun State Government has confirmed one person dead from the recent Cholera outbreak while nine new cases have been recorded in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, made this known, while addressing journalists on Monday in Abeokuta. She said that there were 25 suspected...
The Lagos State Government says the number of fatalities from the cholera outbreak in the state has risen to 35 following the last update, which reported 401 suspected cases and 15 fatalities. At the last count, the government said Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa recorded the highest...
The Kaduna State Aids Control Agency (KADSACA) hon Friday said it has recorded 307 new HIV cases in the state. Acting Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Nuhu Butawa, said during a remark at a workshop organised by an NGO, ‘ Wave Makers for Health and Youth Empowerment’,...
The Ogun State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera which has claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman with five persons hospitalised. The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, said the incident happened in Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area. The incident occurred four days ago....
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year. The UN agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed...
The Lagos State Government has said death from the state’s cholera outbreak has increased from 15 to 21, while infections also increased to 401 from 350 infections. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, said the rise in cases was anticipated...
Cross River Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, has said the state has activated an emergency response team that will respond to any threat of cholera outbreak in the state. The commissioner made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on...
The Abia State Government has said it is taking proactive measures to prevent the outbreak of cholera in the state. Executive Secretary, Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHDA), Dr. Kalu Kalu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Umuahia, on Wednesday. Kalu...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against the potential spread of cholera through contaminated water sources. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. Cholera is a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), have launched the 2024 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MMCHW) with the establishment of 488 sites across the 27 local government areas of the state. The initiative aims to provide...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja As part of efforts to strengthen public health systems and combat disease outbreaks, Nigeria and Niger Republic organized a 3-Day Cross-Border Surveillance meeting, initiated by the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO). The meeting, which kicked off in Abuja, on Tuesday brought together health experts and officials...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – As the world eagerly anticipates the launch of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) and Gavi’s Investment Opportunity for 2026-2030 scheduled for 20 June 2024, a critical question emerges: Why is an initiative focused on Africa’s vaccine manufacturing being launched in Paris rather than on...
A Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic surgeon with Hafar Al-batin Central Hospital, Hafar Albatin, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Ayodele Ogunkeyede, has developed novel compression therapy for sickle cell anemia chronic leg ulcers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the compression therapy involves applying a special bandage...
A Clinical Dietician, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan in Oyo State, Dr Tunde Ajobo, has advised Nigerians to always eat mangoes with the skin. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) on Thursday in Ibadan. According to him, this is...
Scientists on Thursday warned that by the end of the century more than half of the world’s population were at risk of catching diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, such as malaria and dengue. Experts said mosquito-borne outbreaks, driven by global warming, were set to spread to parts of northern...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Ministry of Health has launched a comprehensive state-wide, school-based deworming exercise to treat against soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and Schistosomiasis (SCH) that are particularly common in children, will commenced on April 24 through 29, 2024. The treatment will take place...
No fewer than eight deaths and 208 suspected cases related to a mysterious illness have been recorded in Sokoto State, an official disclosed. Center Manger of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Sokoto State, Dr Ibrahim Usman, made this known in his presentation during an interactive session...