The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Joseph Terlumum who raised the concern while addressing a press conference said a total of 63 deaths and 2,102 suspected cases have already been recorded as of Wednesday, July 3, 2024, since the outbreak of the epidemic. Recent incessant rains have resulted in floods in some states and […]
He said they were able to supply Kirikiri medium prison with intravenous fluids, infection prevention, and other health consumables.Additionally, the World Health Organization ,WHO, has donated 10,000 doses of pharmaceuticals which have been delivered to the prison to support prison health facilities with prevention strategies for about 3,200 inmates if required. The Commissioner also said […]
Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Jide Idris, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, is leading the discussions with GAVI. The development came as NCDC announced an increase in the death toll and spread of the disease across […]
The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by the President at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. He also disclosed that the cabinet committee would comprise members from the Federal Ministry of Health, Finance, Water Resources, Environment, Youth, Aviation and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]