The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) through the National Emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases (EVHD) Technical Working Group, has heightened surveillance at points of entry following the reported outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan species in Wakiso, Mukono, and […]
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The Nigerian government has disclosed plans to introduce the lifesaving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to protect teenage girls against cervical cancer and other related diseases. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known during the bi-annual review meeting of religious leaders on PHC Delivery in Abuja […]
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Covid-19 EG.5.Pix: Yahoo Says no increase in COVID-19 prevalence in patients with influenza-like illness The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that it is monitoring the new subvariants (descendants) of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86. Also, the NCDC’s COVID-19 Technical Working Group (COVID-19 TWG) is […]
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The WHO said Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year — but warned the virus was still on the move. The World Health Organization said Covid-19 was here to stay and countries would have to learn how to manage its ongoing non-emergency effects, including post-Covid-19 conditions, or […]
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• XBB.1.16, sub-variant behind COVID-19 surge in India, has been reported in 22 countries, 18 U.S. states • Lab studies show XBB.1.16 may be more contagious than previous variants The World Health Organisation (WHO) is keeping tabs on the new omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16, dubbed “Arcturus” by those tracking the virus. XBB.1.16 is currently fueling a […]
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The Federal Government has said that all international travelers arriving Nigeria are now required to provide evidence of vaccination at the points of entry. This is following the reported upsurge in COVID-19 in China, Japan, the United States of America and other countries. The FG also said unvaccinated passengers arriving from other countries may have […]
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By Chu Maoming The Nigerian Federal Government has announced that it intensifies surveillance at international airports, asking travellers to fill health forms, in addition to checking their temperature, in response to the surge in spread of COVID-19. It also decides that Nigeria will not spontaneously ban travelers from China from entering the country, which I […]
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OSGF, NCDC keep mum China reports 13,000 COVID-19 deaths last week Anxiety as Lassa fever cases, deaths soar Edo, NCDC disagree on FG’s efforts, intervention by international agencies Tomori: FG failed to implement recommendations of local research findings on best response to disease Following the outbreak of an unknown deadly flu in China, which has […]
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China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population has already been infected by the virus. China a week earlier said nearly 60,000 people had died with Covid in hospitals as of January 12, but there has been widespread […]
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Medical staff of the COVID-19 testing centre of the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport wait for travellers from China in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 1, 2023, as France reinforces health measures at the borders for passengers arriving from China. – France and Britain on December 30 joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travellers […]
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