The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has reported 13 cases of Dengue fever in Sokoto state, sparking concerns about the low level of awareness among Nigerians regarding this mosquito-borne illness. Despite efforts to combat the disease, there remains a pressing need for increased public education and...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has confirmed the death of 200 persons from Lassa fever, representing 17.1 per cent in 28 States and 114 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2023. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said that aside from the fatality,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted the emerging threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites lose their responsiveness to antimicrobials. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa conveyed this concern on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reached a significant milestone as it celebrates its fifth anniversary. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, made this announcement during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN reports that in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed Zamfara, Cross River, Adamawa and Ogun as states with the highest cholera cases in the country. NCDC’s Incident Manager, Cholera Technical Working Group, Dr Sebastian Yennan, said this at the monthly meeting of the Water Sanitation...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has called on states affected by diphtheria to launch extensive education campaigns to tackle vaccine hesitancy. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Adetifa defined diphtheria...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation. The NCDC said this via its official website on Tuesday in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 37 (Sep. 11...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), has registered 210 new suspected cases of cholera infections and 10 ‘suspected’ deaths across eight states of the federation from July 31 to Aug. 27. The NCDC said this via its official website in its latest monthly situation report on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is closely monitoring the emergence of new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country is prepared to take on another formidable challenge – ensuring vaccine equity. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, on the sidelines of Canada’s Global...
The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the broader health system in the country. The Canadian High Commissioner, Amb. Jamie Christoff, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it has taken measures to strengthen the country’s prevention, control and management of cholera outbreaks. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the National Cholera Plan Review Meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has emphasised the importance of maintaining clean and safe health through proper and frequent washing of hands to reduce the risk of infections and ensure healthy living. Dr Tochi Okwor, Assistant Director, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), NCDC, said this...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said that the national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group (TWG) continued to monitor response to the disease across states. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said between October 2022 and April 2, about 235 confirmed cases had...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has recorded 79 deaths and a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera in the country so far in 2023. The NCDC, via its official website, said this in its latest cholera situation epidemiological report....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says no fewer than 6 states – Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3) and Kano (2), have reported 447 suspected cholera cases in weeks 5 to 9 of 2023. The...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) says in less than three months, the country has registered 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with 142 deaths across 23 states. The NCDC via its official website said on Tuesday that the infections were recorded from Jan. 1...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said 22 states of the federation recorded 109 deaths from Lassa Fever in January 2023. The NCDC via its official website on Tuesday said the infections were recorded in 89 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – As part of efforts to sanitize the Ministry of Health, The Cross River State Government has vowed to deal decisively with medical officers who leave their area of posting. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong during a Ministerial Briefing...
Anambra confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday in Awka. “In Anambra, we have recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death since the year began,’’ Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Obidike said that...