The Adamawa Government has confirmed one positive out of the five suspected cases of Lassa fever recorded in the state.

Continued spread of Lassa fever in the country has raised concerns among stakeholders on measures to contain it, citing the need to intensify campaigns about personal and environmental hygiene.

The Federal Government has recruited 2,497 doctors, midwives, nurses and community health extension workers in the last six months to bridge the manpower shortage in the sector.

The Kaduna State Government has confirmed five deaths following the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state.The confirmation is in a report on the outbreak of the disease made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed, on Tuesday in Kaduna.

The Federal Government says it will launch a national deratisation framework to tackle the occurrence of Lassa fever in states that experience consistent annual outbreaks.

Nigeria has recorded 2,621 suspected cases of Lassa fever and and 84 deaths with a case fatality rate of 18.6 per cent. Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) , Dr Jide Idris who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, noted that 476 cases were confirmed from the suspected cases in 84…

The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that Lassa fever had claimed 14 lives in the state.

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has recorded two confirmed cases of Lassa fever and four suspected cases. Consequently, the administration has activated Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) based on risk assessment and the need to interrupt further transmission.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a sharp increase in Lassa Fever cases in week 51 of 2023.

.As Oyo begins sensitisation on Lassa fever, Diphtheria, others The World Health Organisation (WHO) has emphasised the pivotal role of collaborative strategies in fostering an inclusive and resilient healthcare system in Nigeria. WHO Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, stated this, yesterday, during the 64th National Council on Health (NCH) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation.

Almost three years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the global health body on Friday announced an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency,