The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has unveiled an Integrated Disease Testing and Surveillance Laboratory for Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), and other infectious diseases. The NCDC’s Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, during the unveiling at the NCDC Central Public Health Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos, said that the laboratory was aimed at strengthening the fight against diseases of public health …

The recent passage of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) Establishment bill into law by the Nigerian Senate has garnered public praise, and commendation for its potential to significantly enhance socio-economic development in the region. The North Central People’s Forum (NCPF), expressed satisfaction with the passage of the bill, describing it as a highly laudable landmark. NCPF stated that the …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday, disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis confirmed to be caused by cholera were reported at Kirikiri Medium Security Prison. The development was against the claim by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Wednesday, 26 June 2024, that the custodial centres nationwide were free of cholera. The NCoS spokesman, …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Tuesday activated a national cholera emergency centre, following the outbreak of the disease in the country. It also said 53 deaths and 1,528 suspected cholera cases were recorded across 31 states and 107 local government areas, with a case fatality rate of 3.5 per cent since the beginning of 2024. …

No fewer than 202 lives were lost to Lassa fever and cholera in the past six months, according to data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The NCDC stated that the country recorded 6,704 suspected Lassa fever cases and 162 deaths across 125 local government areas in 28 states, while the death toll from the …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted the public to the increasing cholera cases in the country. It advised people to be more health conscious especially as the rains intensify. The centre revealed that between 1 January and last Tuesday, 1,141 suspected cases of cholera were recorded while 65  were confirmed. Of the 65 cases, 30 …

No fewer than 7,842 suspected cases of measles have been reported in Nigeria from January to 31 March. The cases were reported from 34 states and the FCT, and across 631 local government areas in the country Also, the Cerebrospinal Meningitis situation report showed that 4,266 suspected cases and 339 deaths have been reported across 23 states and the Federal …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported one death and confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever within one week across the country. The NCDC said this in a situation report for Week 13 published on its website on Friday. Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted to humans through contact with food or …

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, on Tuesday, said the agency has begun investigating and responding to a strange illness identified in six wards in Sokoto State. Idris said the agency has deployed a National Rapid Response Team to work with the Sokoto State Ministry of Health to respond to the …

A former Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Idris has been appointed as Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He replaces Ifedayo Adetifa, who was appointed September 2021 to succeed Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu. Idris will assume office on 19th February 2024. In a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity …