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October 5, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces In Uganda

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a...

October 3, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox: Nigeria Records 41 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between August 29 and September 4, from 12 states of the Federation. The NCDC via its official website on Sunday explained that the 12 states were: Lagos...

September 14, 2022 No Responses

Minister: N10b For Local Vaccines Production Intact

The N10 billion earmarked in 2020 by the Federal Government for local production of vaccines, is still intact, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said. The minister gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, during the Ministerial bi-weekly update.....

September 14, 2022 No Responses

JBS ELDERLY FOUNDATION EXTENDS OPERATION TO NORTHERN NIGERIA

In keeping with her vision to provide the basic necessities of living for underprivileged elderly people in Sub-Saharan Africa, starting from Nigeria, JBS Elderly Health and Wellbeing Foundation Africa has added yet another state to the number of states it...

September 12, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 21 New Cases Of Monkey Pox

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkeypox in the country. The NCDC via its official website announced on Sunday that the disease could be spread by close contact and exposure to an infected...

September 10, 2022 No Responses

Council Inducts 54 Nursing Graduates Of Edo Varsity

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria on Friday inducted 54 nurses who graduated from the Department of Nursing Science of Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo. The Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor stated this at the 2nd...

September 5, 2022 No Responses

Yellow Fever: Nigeria Reports 14 Deaths In 10 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases of yellow fever from January to July 2022. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Sunday. It listed...

September 4, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Records 48 New Cases Of Monkeypox

Between August 8 and August 14. 2022 Nigeria recorded 48 additional cases of monkeypox The 48 cases were recorded in 16 states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on its website on Saturday. According to NCDC, Lagos State...

September 1, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Donates Medical Equipment To FCT Hospital

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Wednesday donated medical equipment to Asokoro District Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Presenting the items, the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, represente...

August 27, 2022 No Responses

Mental Health: Jela’s Development Initiatives Trains Educationists

Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, a nonprofit organisation, supported by TY Danjuma Foundation, has organised a three-day mental health awareness programme for teachers, counsellors, and administrators across four notable public secondary schools in the F...

August 26, 2022 No Responses

First Bank Sponsors Surgery Of 50 VVF Patients, Empowers 100

First Bank of Nigeria has sponsored the surgery of 50 Vesico Virginal Fistula (VVF) patients and supported 100 patients with empowerment packages in Kano State. The Executive Director, Public Sector, FBN, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, said on Thursday in Kano th...

August 23, 2022 No Responses

FG Rolls Out Rotavirus Vaccine To Protect Millions Of Children

The Federal Government has rolled out a rotavirus vaccine to protect millions of children against the deadliest form of diarrheal disease The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, ...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox Cases Top 35,000 In 92 Countries

The Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, disclosed that monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths. Speaking at a news...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines

A Professor of Virology, Sunday Omilabu, has urged the Federal Government to put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox. Omilabu, who spoke in an interview aired on Arise TV on Sunday, said research had...