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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the Current Executive Secretary of NHIS, Prof Usman Yusuf, and approved the appointment of Professor Nasir Sambo as the new Executive Secretary. Following the recommendations of report by an Independent Fact …
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Nigeria heightens screening measures against Ebola Virus Disease
The Nigeria Ebola Preparedness team, coordinated by the NCDC, has conducted preliminary risk assessment following the recent confirmation of Ebola Virus Disease in Kasese District of Uganda, and says that improved point-of-entry screenings in major airports is ongoing. While noting that the Port Health Services unit of the Federal Ministry …
Read More »NCDC announces end of emergency phase of Lassa Fever outbreak
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the World Health Organisation in Nigeria (WHO Nigeria) and other partners, the NCDC has announced the end of the emergency phase of the 2019 Lassa fever outbreak. The Director General (DG) of NCDC, Dr. …
Read More »New Ebola vaccine to be deployed to Democratic republic of Congo
Bukola Afeni The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Dr. Chikwe lhekweazu said the newly developed Ebola vaccine will be deployed to Democratic republic of Congo . He made the disclosure while briefing journalists in Abuja. According to the CEO of NCDC …
Read More »Minister says emergency phase of Lassa fever outbreak is over
Bukola Afeni Following the epidemiological review by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation, the ministry of health said that the emergency phase of the Lassa fever outbreak is over. While making the announcement in Abuja ,the minister of health ,Professor Isaac …
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