Two people were confirmed dead, while 16 people reportedly survived the recent cholera outbreak in parts of Rivers State. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh, who disclosed this in a press statement she personally signed in Port Harcourt yesterday, clarified that as of the time of the address, there were no cases [&he...
There was a fire outbreak today at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in the Lekki Free Zone, Lagos. Reacting to the incident, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed in a statement that the fire has been contained and there is no cause for alarm. The statement reads: “We have swiftly contained [&he...
Lagos State Government today announced that the total number of deaths recorded in the ongoing cholera outbreak has climbed to 29, saying that these were from the 579 patients that were attended to in various healthcare facilities in the state, including General and Private hospitals as well as primary healthcare centres. The State Commissione...
•Cholera outbreak The Ogun State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera which has claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman with five persons hospitalised. The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, said the incident happened in Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area. The incident occurred four days ago. A source in the...
•Cholera The Lagos State Government says death from the state’s cholera outbreak has increased from 15 to 21, while infections also increased to 401 from 350 infections. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, said the rise in cases was anticipated following the Eid-el Kabir celebration, in which large gatherin...
•Cholera vaccines The current cholera outbreak is a disturbing reminder that Nigeria is still not completely free of this avoidable illness. Cholera is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting Nigerians, and it is spreading in unsanitary locations, reports Daily Sun. Cholera is a severe sickness that causes diarrhea. It is caused by the Vi...
The Adamawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state following the outbreak of measles. The directive, which was given today, is aimed at mitigating the spread of the disease and enabling the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) to vaccinate the vulnerable age group, repo...
No fewer than 42 people have been confirmed dead as a result of an outbreak of measles in Mubi and Gombi local government areas of Adamawa State. Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Chief Felix Tangwame, disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after the state executive council meeting that was held today. He said, “The […]...
An outbreak of measles has been reported and confirmed in two schools located in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. The Commissioner for Health in the State, Dr. Henry Ayuk confirmed the outbreak, identifying the two schools as Navy Secondary School and Penniel Primary Schools, both cited in the area, reports The Nation. [&he...
•Lassa Fever The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, has confirmed the outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic fever (Lassa fever) that claimed the lives of three staff members of 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. Briefing journalists yesterday in Abuja, Idris said that the NCD...
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