Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

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EXPLAINER: Key facts you should know about diphtheria disease

Nigeria is facing a growing diphtheria outbreak, with more than 10,000 confirmed cases recorded this year, according to the Nigeria...
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Health

When treatment fails: What to know about drug resistance in Nigeria

AMINU (not his real name), a 7-year-old boy from Katsina State, was full of energy and often seen playing...
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Data Stories

Epidemic preparedness: How poor allocations fuel spread of diseases in Nigeria

FOR many years, Dauda Abdulkadir lived with his family in Guyaba, Bauchi State, and he often dealt with rats...
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Health

Children more at risk of mpox infection than adult – NCDC

THE Nigerian Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said children between ages zero to five are mostly affected by...
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Health and Environment

Nigeria recorded 806 cases, 150 deaths from Lassa fever in 3 months

A situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) revealed that 806 cases of Lassa...
Kehinde OGUNYALE -
Health

WHO hails Nigeria as world’s first nation to use 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine

THE World Health Organisation has disclosed that Nigeria is the first country in the world to roll out a...
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