Tag: Ifedayo Adetifa

Mr Adetifa handed over to Jide Idris in February 2024.

Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus.

No deaths have been recorded from the outbreak.

A recent situation report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that Nigeria is currently facing a second wave of ...

According to NCDC, diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by the bacterium called Corynebacterium species that affects the nose, ...

NCDC, however, said the multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response ...

WHO said the figure makes up around 25 per cent of all the people at risk of the disease in ...

The current outbreak in Ghana is the second time the virus will be detected in West Africa, after the 2021 ...

Mr Adetifa said Monkeypox is not a plot to cause lockdowns like COVID-19 and that there is no evidence of ...

Health security aims to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats. In practice, this is limited to specific activities, ...

The centre said between January 1 and 23, Nigeria recorded a total of 115 confirmed cases with 26 deaths

The Nigerian government has appealed to Nigerians to be vaccinated against the infection, saying even if it doesn’t stop being ...

Mr Shehu, who confirmed he was “afflicted by the mild variant of the COVID-19,” said he has “no confirmation” of ...

Mr Shehu, who confirmed he was “afflicted by the mild variant of the COVID-19,” said he has “no confirmation” of ...

The manufacturers say the existing vaccines may not be 100 per cent effective against the new variant of concern.

Mr Adetifa also said that through the NCDC, the Nigerian government has been notified by the UK government of seven ...

The centre added that the latest figure of confirmed cases has increased Nigeria’s infection toll to 214,270.

The disease centre said it is monitoring emerging evidence alongside the Federal Ministry of Health on the new variant and ...

WHO estimates that resistant infections already cause at least 700,000 deaths every year, including 230,000 deaths from multi drug-resistant tuberculosis.

The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ifedayo Adetifa, said countries in Europe have reintroduced some restrictions ...

While accepting the baton of leadership, Adetifa revealed his future plans for the agency.