Lassa Fever: Don calls for intensified efforts on vaccine productionÂ
April 20, 2022 Prof. Dennis Agbonlahor, member, National Committee on the Control of Lassa Fever, has said that the disease will continue to live with Nigeria unless efforts are intensified…
HOW NIGERIA CAN LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE – OSINBAJO
Feb. 12, 2022 While Nigeria has experienced significant growth in the use of digital technology and number of tech companies, there is still much room for much improvement, especially on…
Lassa fever: Nigeria records 222 infections, 2 fatalities – NCDC
Jan. 17, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 222 new Lassa fever cases and two new deaths in one week across 15 states and the…
Lassa fever: NCDC issues alert to States as death toll hits 102
Jan. 10, 2022 …Urges healthcare workers to maintain a high index suspicion The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday issued a warning over the rise in Lassa fever…
Lassa Fever: Bauchi State records 57 cases, 22 deaths in 2020
Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHDA), says there were 22 deaths out of the 57 cases of Lassa fever recorded in Bauchi State in 2020….
Outrage as Gov. Umahi arrests Sun reporter
The management of The Sun Newspaper has condemned the arrest of its correspondent in Abakaliki, Mr Chijioke Agwu, allegedly on the orders of Gov. Dave Umahi. The development has caused…
Public health alert: How to avoid Lassa Fever, Coronavirus – Biosafety expert
Dr Rufus Ebegba, the Director- General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has enjoined the general public to be alert over the outbreak of Lassa fever in some states of the…
Public Health: Expert lists dangers in consuming soaked garri
The Director of Public Health, Enugu State, Dr Boniface Okolo, has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of soaked garri to avoid contacting Lassa fever. Okolo, who gave the warning in…
Lassa Fever kills 8 in Plateau, 40 cases recorded
Dr Kuden Kamshak, the Plateau health commissioner, has confirmed eight persons killed by Lassa Fever, with 40 cases recorded across the state so far. Kamshak made the disclosure on Thursday,…
Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak contained , says WHO
May 11, 2018 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that with declining numbers and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent weeks, the critical phase of Nigeria’s largest…