…As health stakeholders launch biorepository laboratory Abimbola Abatta The upgraded biorepository laboratory at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)’s Central Public Health Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos was commissioned on Thursday. Nigerian NewsDirect reports that with support from the U.S.…
The Anambra Government said a laboratory has been established to diagnose cases of monkeypox and other contagious disease in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike disclosed this on Wednesday in Awka, saying that the establishment of…
Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has revealed that the agency will continue to partner Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in the areas of health emergencies and COVID-19 response. Adetifa, who made this known on Friday…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has vowed it will prioritise health security amid competing priorities on the national agenda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, made the vow on Monday in Abuja at the bi-weekly Ministerial Press briefing…
No fewer than 1,800 prospective corps members have been mobilised to Bauchi State for the 2022 Batch B, Stream 1 orientation exercise. Alhaji Namadi Abubakar, the Bauchi State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said this on Thursday in Bauchi…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called for improved hand hygiene practices at points of care across the country, as Nigeria joins the world to celebrate 2022 World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD). The Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Ifedayo…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 118 additional cases of COVID-19 in two states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday. The NCDC, via its verified website on Wednesday, said the additional coronavirus infections in the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has registered the outbreak of measles in eight states of the federation. The NCDC via its official website on Friday said that the eight states affected are; Jigawa; Anambra; Katsina; Rivers; Enugu; Delta;…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 in six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC made this known on Monday. The centre said Nigeria’s total number of COVID-19 cases…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that the outbreak of Lassa fever in January has claimed 40 lives. A situation report on Sunday by the centre explained that the 40 deaths represented a case of fatality rate (CFR)…
