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NCDC response squad hits S’South over cholera outbreak
The NCDC disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday. Last week, Rivers and Bayelsa states reported suspected cholera outbreaks with 27 deaths. In Nembe-Ogbolomabiri ...
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Cholera still kills tens of thousands of people a year. Are you at risk?
While cholera may have been killing people as far back as 400 B.C., it didn't start affecting the Americas until the second cholera pandemic began in 1829. Numerous other cholera pandemics ...
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Lassa Fever: Three health workers infected as NCDC reports reduction in confirmed cases
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.
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Unhygienic conditions, poor sanitation, put Lagos residents at risk of cholera epidemic
FACED with an increasing population of over 25 million people crowding within the smallest land mass in Nigeria, prioritising ...
The Nation Newspaper19d
80 deaths from Lassa fever recorded in 11 states, says NCDC
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 ...
Sahara Reporters3d
Nasarawa Assembly To Spend N2Billion On Complex Renovation, Expansion; N960Million On Health Centres, Other Constituency Projects
More recently, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that Nasarawa recorded 22 suspected cases of cholera in the first three weeks of 2025, with one case confirmed.
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Tinubu Government Releases Only 40% Of N2.2trillion Health Sector Budget As Nigerians Grapple With Outbreaks, Poor Facilities
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 51% of Nigerian households lack access to clean drinking water. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) further ranks Nigeria as the ...
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Punjab signs agreement with NCDC to boost disease surveillance and outbreak response
The Punjab health department has collaborated with NCDC to establish a state branch ... and response to communicable diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea. The Punjab health department has ...