…week 40 of 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The NCDC’s latest situation report, covering September 28 to October 4, put the case fatality rate at 23.6 per cent, up from 18.6 per cent during the corresponding period in 2025. Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo and Benue accounted fo…

…occur. Efforts to obtain the position of the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) were unsuccessful. However, a staff member of the agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, confirmed the five d3aths and said the number of deaths recorded at the health fac…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 14 new confirmed lassa fever cases in week 33, bringing cumulative infections to 1,035. The latest cases were recorded between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Benue states, according to the situation report made available in Abuja o…

…Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commissioned the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) headquarters and inaugurated the Abba Care Sickle Cell Centre at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, describing the projects as significant milestones in his administration’s drive to strengthen healthcare delivery. The go…

…confirmed infections rising to 963 and deaths reaching 229 in 2026. According to the NCDC, Lassa Fever situation report released in a statement on Friday, new confirmed cases dropped from 31 in week 26 to 14 in week 27 before increasing to 25 in Week 28. The report said that this indicated continued transmission across…

…and surveillance systems to ensure the scorecard reflected state-specific realities. The NCDC’s Dr Oyeladun Okunromade said the workshop was aimed at identifying gaps in state health security systems and establishing an accountability framework for tracking performance. “We are here to assess the gaps that exist at the…

…of Health and Social Welfare, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board, development partners and healthcare facilities to strengthen disease surveillance, expand immunisation coverage, provide treatment and contain the outbreak.While urging residents to re…

…funds would be released through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) gateway of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). Bako said the intervention formed part of measures to strengthen Nigeria's readiness against Ebola and other emerging public health threats. He added that the approval co…

…the State Outbreak Investigation and Response Fund is a financing mechanism under the NCDC Gateway of the BHCPF established to support states in strengthening disease surveillance, outbreak preparedness and emergency response systems. States benefiting from the intervention are expected to utilise the funds strictly fo…