Nigeria’s Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence with effect from November… Read More »Ihekweazu Named WHO Assistant DG
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed, its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Tuesday… Read More »Monkeypox: NCDC registers 59 suspected cases,15 confirmed
Ahead of the world tuberculosis day, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), said it hoped that lessons from the management of coronavirus would be… Read More »Lessons From COVID-19 Will Benefit Fight Against TB – NCDC
The Director-General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, for the “amazing job” his… Read More »NCDC DG Commends Ugwuanyi For ‘Amazing Job’ Against COVID-19
As Nigeria prepares to receive its first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said there is no available… Read More »Covid Vaccines: We Have To Work With The Country We Have, Ihekweazu Says
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said it will continue to support states to strengthen their health security capacity in 2021. The Director-General… Read More »NCDC Pledges More Support For States To Strengthen Health Security
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country has recorded an increase in COVID-19 cases, urging caution among the residents. “From the beginning… Read More »COVID-19: NCDC Urges Caution As Cases Increase
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is inadequate testing for COVID-19 in some states, making it difficult to understand the burden of… Read More »COVID-19: NCDC Decries Inadequate Testing In Some States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Nigeria is not experiencing a spike in COVID-19 infections. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe… Read More »COVID-19: We Are Not Experiencing A Spike In Nigeria — NCDC
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has called on the federal government to fund the agency adequately in… Read More »NCDC Needs Good Funding To Respond Proactively To Eventualities-DG
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says each state in the country now has a molecular diagnostic capacity for free COVID-19 testing. The… Read More »Molecular Diagnostic Capacity Now In Each State – NCDC