The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of ₦12.9 billion to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCD), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), and the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS). The decision was reached during the eighth meeting of the Ministerial Oversight […]
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NCDC Holds Emergency Meeting as Mysterious Disease Spread in Sokoto, Zamfara
Dr. Jide Idris, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), convened an urgent session with Health Commissioners from Sokoto, Kaduna, and Zamfara states. The aim was to investigate and contain the mysterious illness affecting Sokoto and Zamfara. A press statement signed by Idris obtained from the NCDC’s website on Thursday […]
Zamfara, Ebonyi, Cross River With Most Cholera Cases In Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that six states, Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3) and Kano (2), reported 447 suspected cholera cases in weeks 5 to 9 of 2023. The NCDC, via its official website on Monday, said, however, that 12 states have reported […]