The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (February 3 to 9 ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a significant rise in Lassa fever cases, with 80 deaths and 413 confirmed cases across 11 states during Epidemiological ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for epidemiological week five, spanning 27 January to 2 February 2025.

Arewa PUNCH reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had signed into law the bill establishing NCDC. Our correspondent gathered that the bill which led to the establishment of the North Central ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country has continued to grapple with the diphtheria outbreak. The NCDC, via its official website, said that a total of 41,336 ...

Chikwe Ihekweazu, former Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has been appointed as the acting Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Africa.

The NCDC said it has activated a multi-partner, multi-sectoral Incident Management System (IMS) to coordinate response efforts, including deploying National Rapid Response Teams, conducting active ...