Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced plans to prioritize high-risk groups, including healthcare workers, laboratory workers, and immediate contacts, in the mpox immunization campaign. This decision was made due to the limited number of vaccine doses available. Dr. Muyi Aina, Executive Director of NPHCDA, revealed this information…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports that at least 1,191 people have died from diphtheria since May 2023. Muzzammil Gadanya, the Incident Manager of the National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Centre, made the announcement during a National Intra-Action Review Meeting in Kaduna. Gadanya revealed that over 38,000 suspected cases have been recorded, with 23,000…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The World Health Organisation, WHO has disclosed that the efforts towards a polio-free world are in the right direction, adding that a significant progress is being achieved. This remark was made in commemoration of World Polio Day, celebrated every October 24. The global observance was established by Rotary International to…
Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, and Mali have collectively reported 134 cases of polio type 2 in 2024, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The announcement was made by the Regional Director for WHO, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti in a statement marking World Polio Day on Wednesday. Dr. Moeti revealed that…
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