NCDC
18 Dec
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has reported 13 cases of Dengue fever in Sokoto state, sparking concerns about the low level of awareness among Nigerians regarding this mosquito-borne illness.
18 Dec
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever in Sokoto State. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja..
15 Dec
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued clarification regarding recent report of resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Benue.
22 Nov
The Federal government has launched a five year Strategy and Implementation Plan 2023-2027 aimed at tackling emerging public health threats and evolving challenges.
21 Nov
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted the emerging threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites lose their responsiveness to antimicrobials. Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director General of NCDC, conveyed this concern on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW). The News…
21 Nov
About $100 trillion of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could be lost to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by 2050, with low and middle-income countries most negatively impacted.
5 Nov
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reached a significant milestone as it celebrates its fifth anniversary.
9 Oct
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has advised workers on the importance of maintaining a high index suspicion for the potential outbreak of diphtheria.
3 Oct
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation.
26 Sep 2023
About 7,202 cases of diphtheria and 453 deaths have been recorded in 105 Local Councils across 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).In a joint statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National Primary Health Care Development Agency....
20 Sep 2023
Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF), yesterday, called on the international community and Nigerian authorities to scale up support to improve treatment, preventive measures and contact-tracing to control diphtheria spread in Africa.
7 Sep 2023
Concerned about the spread of new COVID-19 variants worldwide, medical experts, including the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have made recommendations on how to contain the ‘pandemic’.