Nigerian health journalists champion initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance
Recently, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, linked antimicrobial resistance to more than 64,000 deaths in ...
Recently, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, linked antimicrobial resistance to more than 64,000 deaths in ...
According to NCDC, the states affected in the reporting week are Plateau, Delta, FCT, Katsina and Imo.
The new research led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), CEPI and other partners is scheduled to commence ...
An "Imperfect Storm" ushers you into the life of a man and his mission. Starting from his cradle in Hamburg, ...
The Nigerian government said that the new Mpox cases were recorded across 26 local government areas (LGAs) in 18 states.
As of 28 April 2024, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that Nigeria has recorded 815 ...
NCDC said 28 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 128 Local Government Areas.
NCDC noted that 64 per cent of all the confirmed cases were recorded from Ondo, Edo and Bauchi states.
The army medical authorities linked the symptoms to what it described as acute Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF).
Victims are suspected to have died from Acute Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF).
The disease control centre said CSM is an epidemic-prone disease with cases reported all year round in Nigeria.
Kano has the highest number of cases with 7,747, followed by Yobe with 841 cases.
A resident of Ugele told PREMIUM TIMES that she sees no need to worry about Lassa fever because “only God ...
While some children are partially vaccinated, NPHCDA said others are not, hence compromising the country's goal of achieving population immunity.
From May 2022 to July, an estimated 2,455 suspected cases of diphtheria have been reported in 26 states in Nigeria.
The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much around and Nigerians must protect themselves against the virus by taking recommended doses ...
Cumulatively from week 1 to week 12, 2023, 144 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of ...
The latest figure has raised the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Nigeria to 266,665.
NCDC said the number of suspected cases has increased compared to what was reported for the same period in 2022.
Ondo government urges parents to ensure children are fully vaccinated and maintain the highest standards of hygiene to reduce the ...
Despite reports of scepticism at the onset of vaccination, about 64 million people in Nigeria have so far taken the ...
NCDC, however, said the multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response ...
Globally, as of 28 October 2022, there have been 626,337,158 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,566,610 deaths, reported to WHO.
The report further revealed that a total of 172 deaths have been recorded in 2022 across 102 local government areas ...
NCDC said the number of suspected cases has increased compared to what was reported for the same period in 2021.
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