Kaduna Govt Confirms Diphtheria Outbreak In Kafanchan
Kaduna State Government has confirmed the Outbreak of Diphtheria Disease in Kafanchan, Jema’a local government area of the State. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mohammed…
NCDC Affirms Readiness To Tackle Outbreak Of Anthrax
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) has deployed all necessary apparatus including the World Health Organisation (WHO) approach to fighting the dreadful diseases to curtail the outbreak of Anthrax…
Kano State Confirms Diphtheria Outbreak In 13 local Government Areas
The Kano state government has confirmed the outbreak of Diphtheria disease in 13 local government areas of the state and has recorded 100 suspected cases out of which 8 was…
15 Killed, 24 Rescued In October Fire Outbreaks – Kano Fire Service
Kano State Fire Service says it saved twenty four persons and properties worth over forty million naira from fire incidents in October. This was contained in a statement signed by…
Over 180 Die In Malawi From Cholera Outbreak
Ministry of health in Malawi says the number of deaths from cholera rose to 183 at the end of October from 110 at the beginning of the month. The rate…
Uganda Confirms New Ebola Cases
Uganda’s health ministry has confirmed six new Ebola cases after officials confirmed an outbreak in the country earlier this week. The new cases were reported in the central district of…
Cholera Hits Adamawa State, Records 11 Cases
Adamawa State Ministry of health has confirmed 11 cases of cholera disease in Guyuk and Shelleng local government areas of the state. In a statement by the Director of Public…
Meningitis Kills 60, As Over 360 Cases Recorded In Jigawa
Over 60 people mostly children under 11 years lost their lives in an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in Jigawa state. Reports from the state indicated that there was an outbreak…
NCDC Raises Alarm Over Outbreak Of Monkeypox
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that severe cases of monkeypox currently being experienced in some countries, including Nigeria, are common in children. The disease, which according to…
Cholera Outbreak: Jigawa kicks-off Vaccination After 500 Deaths
Jigawa State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health has flagged off the Cholera vaccination exercise as over 500 people died from the pandemic in the state. Speaking,…