Tag: NCDC

She said that AMR is not just a medical issue but a crisis that demands urgent policy, science and leadership ...

In July, Nigeria’s public health landscape was shaped by a wave of urgent alerts, government interventions, and fresh initiatives. From ...

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Nigeria has recorded 155 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, ...

The NCDC confirmed that Nigeria has not recorded any case of Chikungunya.

So far in 2025, Nigeria has recorded 822 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 21 states and 105 Local Government ...

Ondo State alone continues to bear the brunt of the outbreak, contributing 32 per cent of all confirmed Lassa fever ...

This represents a case fatality rate of 18.7 per cent, which is higher than the 17.3 per cent recorded during ...

As of May 2025, Kaduna State had recorded at least 840 suspected cases, with 62 confirmed infections.

The alert follows a recent impact-based weather forecast from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)

Mrs Bago made the commitment during an advocacy visit by key stakeholders to her office, ahead of the planned October ...

He noted that the funds, released in two tranches of N16 billion each, would support renovations, procurement of commodities and ...

As of epidemiological week 23 in 2025, a total of 143 deaths have been reported, with a CFR of 18.9 ...

The report further revealed that five states, Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and Ebonyi, accounted for 91 per cent of all ...

Despite some positive policy moves and funding efforts by the Tinubu administration, the persistence of challenges in the health sector ...

The NCDC via its official website on Friday, highlighted the continued public health challenge posed by these diseases

The proposed agency is expected to centralise and coordinate malaria responses in the country.

The report says the figure is a rise from the 18.0 per cent recorded within the same period in 2024

Ms Okwor said a common and dangerous misconception in healthcare settings is the belief that wearing gloves eliminates the need ...

In April 2025, Nigeria’s health sector faced a mix of urgent challenges and progress.

According to the stakeholders, the North Central zone is broadly divided into two ethno-cultural blocs: The Benue-Plateau-Nasarawa axis and the ...

The president’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary on Thursday.

He stated that approximately 70 per cent of infections are transmitted through hands, underscoring the need for consistent hand hygiene ...

They maintained that hand washing with soap and running water remained the most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated infections

The infectious disease agency also raised concerns over a potential surge in cholera cases as the country enters the rainy ...

Most of the people who have died presented late. This is why we keep saying, once you start noticing the ...