Tag Archives: NCDC

Bukola Afeni   Saudana Rashida and her family of six lives in Sauka, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory. The family had been down with a cholera outbreak a few weeks back. They were at a loss of what to do due to the fact that they do not …

Bukola Afeni Experts in the health sector have emphasized the need for proper response and tracking of health resources during epidemics and pandemics. While also stating the need to discuss long-term strategy in handling health security policy in Nigeria. They made the disclosure at the epidemic preparedness response advocacy landscape …

    Nigeria confirmed its first case on 27th February 2020, since then, the numbers of confirmed cases have risen exponentially. On March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a total lockdown on COVID-19 hotspots in the country, including the commercial hub, Lagos, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The president had said the lockdown was …

  The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has directed all NYSC State, and FCT Coordinators to ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 Prevention and Safety Protocols in all Camps and other formations of the Scheme nationwide. The Director-General made the disclosure while interacting with management of the …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, disclosed that any worship centre found contravening the COVID-19 protocol will be made to face the wrath of the law. The Head Media and Public Enlightenment of FCT COVID-19 Task Force Team, Ikharo Attah made the disclosure while speaking to Journalists. He called on …

Bukola Afeni The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has revealed the centre’s preparedness to collaborate with the NYSC to ensure that no Corps Member comes in harm’s way when camping resumes. He made the disclosure during a webinar held for the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Prospective …

¢ Bukola Afeni The United Nations Children’s Fund has received the delivery of 115,800 COVID-19 test kits to support the fight against Corona pandemic in Nigeria . The supplies was funded by IHS Nigeria, the Nigerian subsidiary of IHS Towers. The Deputy Representative and OIC, Rushnan Murtaza, who represented UNICEF …

  As part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in African countries, Jack Ma Foundations China, has donated some items to the continent. The consignment was first sent to the Headquarters of African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the Jack Ma Foundation for distribution to the continent. …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is calling on all health care workers to prevent person to person transmission of Lassa fever. The agency stated that epidemiological data shows that more cases of Lassa fever are usually recorded during the dry season, which is usually from November to May. The …

                  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 …

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 …

                  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. …

      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 …

      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 …