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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its national multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in response to the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed a case with the highly transmissible COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. The Head of Communications, NCDC, Dr Yahya Disu, who announced the…

Nigeria has received nearly 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. The vaccines arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja around noon on…

Nigeria places Port Health Service unit on alert Ghana maps out response mechanism South Africa places emergency operations centre on alert Kenya steps up surveillance The World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Reported in 3 of the country's 46 states Lagos State issues public alert  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five news cases of Monkeypox in three of the country's 26 states - Lagos, Rivers and…

ABUJA –  As the rainy season reaches its peak, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are strengthening early warning and reporting mechanisms for prompt detection and containment of…

also approves  appointment of NCDC DG ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the controversial Executive Secretary, of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Prof. Usman Yusuf…

Kills 58 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 15 states across Nigeria had recorded outbreaks of meningitis. Also, 58 people have died of the disease “in 2018/2019 season,” the agency revealed. In…

To probe causes of all maternal deaths The Nigerian government on Monday April 8 declared a State of Emergency on maternal and child mortality in the country. Also, the government announced that for every death of any…

ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday March 11, confirmed  there is a decline in number of new cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this…