NEW HEALTH REFORM BILL UNDERWAY – SAYS OSINBAJO AS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES RETREAT
Nov. 30, 2022 Pending a full committee report review and a complete policy document appraisal, a new health reform bill that will reposition the country’s health sector for improved delivery…
Revisit original vision of NDDC, Uzodimma tells visiting Acting MD
….Commission donates drugs to Imo State government Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has decried what he calls marginalisation within marginalisation in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…
Ebola: NCDC gives travel advisory, cautions Nigerians against non-essential travel to Uganda
October 31, 2022 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday cautioned Nigerians and other residents against embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda for now. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Ifedayo…
NEMA receives 542 stranded Nigerians from UAE
October 23, 2022 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 542 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mr Manzo Ezekiel, Head, Press Unit, NEMA, confirmed this in…
Lassa Fever: Scientists from West Africa brainstorm on progress of research
October 22, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (NCDC) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), are hosting a workshop in the country for scientists from…
NCDC confirms 173 Lassa fever deaths in 25 statesÂ
October 12, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 173 Lassa fever deaths in 25 states and 102 local governments with 71 per cent of the deaths…
Ebola: The likelihood of importation to Nigeria high – NCDC alerts as disease resurfaces in Uganda
October 5, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain…
FG calls for renewed commitment to stop cholera outbreaks
September 23, 2022 The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, on Friday called for renewed commitment from all stakeholders to curtail continued reports of cholera outbreaks in parts of…
Yellow Fever: Nigeria records 14 deaths in 10 states – NCDC
September 5, 2022 …Says PMVCs targets 8.8 m people for protection The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases…
Lassa fever: Ondo, Edo states account for 57% of disease burden in 7 days
August 30, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the states of Ondo and Edo are leading the country’s Lassa fever cases as it announces five additional cases…