THE Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) says in less than three months, the country has registered […]
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Nigeria records 216 confirmed diphtheria cases – NCDC
NIGERIA has recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC. […]
NCDC inaugurates first-ever Zonal Reference Labotary
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has inaugurated its first-ever Zonal Reference Laboratory (ZRL) in […]
Nigeria records 244 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, 37 deaths in 16 states and FCT
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 244 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in 16 states and […]
NCDC registers 77 cases of Lassa fever in second week of 2023
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between Jan. […]
Meningitis: NCDC deploys rapid response team to Jigawa, Yobe, Katsina
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina State. […]
Lassa fever: Edo, Ondo, Bauchi account for 84% cases — NCDC
NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi states account for 84 per […]
Diphtheria: NCDC places Nigerians on alert
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed Nigerians on alert, following response to reports of diphtheria cases […]
NCDC confirms 42 new cases of COVID -19
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two […]
Infomedics: NCDC trains health personnel in Bauchi State
THE Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has trained health personnel on infomedics management to enhance quality data […]
COVID-19: Incomplete, outdated data disservice to public health response in Nigeria – Tomori
PROFESSOR of Virology, Oyewale Tomori, says Nigeria’s COVID-19 data are generally incomplete and outdated, constituting a disservice to public health response. […]
Lassa fever: No health worker infected in reporting week 52– NCDC
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says no new healthcare worker is infected in the reporting week 52, […]
Nigeria records 35 new cases of COVID-19 infections
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the last week of December […]
COVID-19: NCDC says travel restrictions did not have any public health benefits
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), has said that recent experiences in the country with the arrival […]
Cholera: Poor, inconsistent reporting of cases from states major challenge to control—NCDC
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has blamed poor and inconsistent reporting of cholera cases from states […]
No death recorded as NCDC registers 49 Monkeypox cases
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that as of December 23, the country registered 49 […]
NCDC issues public health advisory as PSC relaxes COVID-19 safety measures
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has issued a public health advisory in the country, following the Presidential approval […]
Building trust, collaborative relationships key to preventing diseases’ outbreaks —Ihekweazu
DR Chikwe Ihekweazu, Assistant Director General, WHO Division of Health Emergency Intelligence & Surveillance Systems, says building trust and collaborative […]
COVID-19: Health declaration form not peculiar to Nigeria — PSC
THE Presidential Steering committee (PSC), has dismissed notion that health declaration forms were peculiar to Nigeria’s borders. The committee says […]
Antimicrobial resistance is silent, slow epidemic, says NCDC
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a silent and slow epidemic that […]
FG, Partners begin Awareness Campaign against Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Federal Ministry of Health, FMoH, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, […]
FG disburses N101bn from Basic Healthcare Provision Fund – Official
THE Federal Government has disbused N101billion to 7,600 primary health care facilities from the Basic Healcare Provision Fund (BHPF). Dr […]
NCDC issues public health advisory following declaration of Ebola outbreak in Uganda
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following the declaration of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in […]
Ebola: NCDC cautions Nigerians against non-essential travel to Uganda
NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday cautioned Nigerians and other residents against embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda […]
Lassa fever vaccine could be available by 2030, CEPI expresses hope
THE Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has expressed the hope that Lassa fever vaccine could be available in Nigeria […]
Lassa Fever: Nigeria concludes 18th-month infection cohort follow-up, says investigator
DR Benedict Azuogu, Principal Investigator at the ongoing workshop to discuss the progress of research known as “the Enable Lassa […]
Adamawa Govt. vaccinates 27,000 women against neonatal tetanus
THE Adamawa government says it has started the vaccination of 27,000 women against Maternal Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) in Numan Local Government […]
NCDC confirms 481 monkeypox cases, 7 deaths
NIGERIA has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkeypox. The country also recorded 482 cases and seven deaths resulting […]
Lassa fever: NCDC confirms 8 new infections, as death toll hits 171
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded eight additional Lassa fever infections and one death between […]
Ondo, Edo, Bauchi recorded 70% Lassa Fever cases, says NCDC
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Ondo, Edo and Bauchi recorded 70 per cent of the 909 confirmed […]
NCDC announces 21 monkey pox cases in 7 days
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkey pox in the country within the […]
Nigeria recorded 48 new cases of monkeypox between Aug. 8 and Aug. 14 – NCDC
NIGERIA recorded 48 additional cases of monkeypox between Aug. 8 and Aug. 14. The 48 cases were recorded in 16 […]
Ondo, Edo lead as NCDC announces new Lassa fever cases
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the states of Ondo and Edo are leading the country’s Lassa fever […]
US understudies Nigeria’s capacity building for global health security
The United States of America Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC), has sent a delegation to Nigeria to learn […]
NCDC inaugurates biological materials lab to tackle emerging diseases
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has inaugurated a biorepository in Lagos to collect, catalog and store […]
Absence of vaccine heightens fear of monkeypox
TWO weeks after Brazil, India and Spain recorded their first monkeypox deaths days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared […]