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Cholera: NCDC Activates Emergency Centre As National Death Toll Reaches 53
The NCDC said as of 24th June 2024, a total of 1,528 suspected cases and 53 deaths have been recorded across 31 states. It added that following a dynamic risk assessment of the cholera epidemiological situation which placed the country at a very high risk of increased cholera transmission, the National Cholera Emergency Operations Centre has been activated. Meanwhile, the […]
Cholera Outbreak: FG advocates good environmental practices
In light of the increasing number of deaths and cases of cholera in the country, the Federal Government has enjoined Nigerians to imbibe good personal environmental hygiene to curb further spread across the country. The advice was given by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari at an event held ahead of the […]
Cholera: Death Toll Rises To 24 In Lagos, Suspected Cases Now 417
The report also said while a total of 417 suspected cases have been recorded only 35 cases have been confirmed so far across the 20 local government council areas in the state. As of Thursday, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Kemi Ogunyemi, said that the number of recorded fatalities rose […]
Cholera death toll hits 30 as 1,141 hospitalised
Head, Information and Communications for NBMA, Gloria Ogbaki, in a statement in Abuja, quoted the Director- General, NBMA, Agnes Asagbra, as saying there was need for carefulness. Asagbra said NBMA, in collaboration with health authorities, was actively monitoring the situation and implementing measures to contain the spread of the disease. She also called on Nigerians […]
WHO confirms first human death from bird flu H5N2
This is said to be the first human case of infection with an influenza A ,H5N2, virus globally and the first avian H5 virus reported in a person in Mexico. WHO said the Mexican health authorities reported the confirmed case to the UN health body on 23 May after conducting laboratory tests. In a statement […]
21 States To Commence Phase II of HPV Vaccination Exercise May 27
This was revealed in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting of the Nigeria Governors Forum ,NGF, held in Abuja.According to the communiqué signed by the Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the forum had received a briefing on the commencement of the exercise from its Senior Health […]
WHO Trains 240 Clinicians In The North East On Mental Health Care For Meningitis
The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), has provided training to 240 clinicians, including medical doctors, nurses, midwives, and Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), on basic mental healthcare in the three North-Eastern states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe. Dr. Kumshida Balami, the W.H.O Interim Emergency Manager for Northeast Health Emergencies […]