Archives Tag: Ncdc

Health Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

  As the COVID-19 continues to spread, especially into 2022, workplaces and schools have placed demands on compulsory vaccination and carrying out the COVID-19 test. Despite widespread vaccination and testing, there seem to be more Nigerians and citizens of the world at large getting infected with the coronavirus. Read more about COVID-19 Scientists and medical … Continue reading COVID-19: Rapid Test Vs PCR Test: What We Should Know

By nnaemeka-emmanuel

Health

April 19, 2022

  The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has bagged an international appointment as an assistant director-general at the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more about Health Ihekweazu’s appointment was made public in an official letter addressed to him by the director-general of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, September … Continue reading Nigeria’s Chikwe Ihekweazu Bags WHO Appointment

By ugo-chinedu

Health

April 19, 2022

  As COVID-19 vaccination continues in Nigeria, the country on Monday, March 29, 2021, hit the lowest number of cases in five months. Information obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that Nigeria recorded 48 new confirmed positive cases of the virus. Read more about COVID-19 Further, the number of active cases … Continue reading COVID-19: Nigeria Hits Lowest Number Of Cases In Five Months

By ugo-chinedu

COVID-19 Health

April 19, 2022

  Are you in search of first-rate accredited centres for COVID-19 testing in Lagos? We’ve done the job for you by compiling a list of centres accredited by the NCDC for COVID-19 testing in Lagos. Whether you’re planning to travel or you are experiencing COVID symptoms, here are 5 test centres in Lagos where you … Continue reading 5 Accredited Private Laboratories For COVID-19 Testing In Lagos

By samuelokoruwa

Health

April 19, 2022

  About the NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is the Nigeria’s national public health institute with the mandate to lead the preparedness, detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks and public health emergencies. The first formal step to establish the NCDC took place in 2011 when some departments in the Ministry of Health, … Continue reading The NCDC And NAPHS

By jeremiah

Health

April 19, 2022

Nigeria was put into mourning as news of the death of Nigerian Presidential Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, was made public in the early hours of Saturday, April 18, 2020. News of the death of the President’s right hand man was made public by Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu through a tweet that has left Nigerians … Continue reading Abba Kyari Surrenders To Covid- 19

By ugo-chinedu

Health

April 19, 2022

  The Corona Virus for every reason made available to time has made history. That recent human history has never been this troubled by the widespread and panic-inducing effect of a pandemic of this magnitude. The world will forever remember this era with nostalgic grief for many years to come. The pandemic tells the story … Continue reading Covid- 19: The Journey Ends Here

By evans-ufeli

Health TECH

April 19, 2022

When problems arise, it is easy to complain and grumble but the real changemakers are the ones who look beyond the problems and proffer innovative solutions that not only solves the problem but also makes life easier and worth living. In March when the Corona virus pandemic became serious in Nigeria and had the numbers … Continue reading Ventures Platform, Lagos Innovation Council Select Startups To Fight Covid-19 With NCDC

By aanu-olajide

Health Social Media

April 19, 2022

Health is wealth. That is why the health sector is one of the most important sectors in virtually every country in the world. In Nigeria, there are two main bodies responsible for protecting public health. They are the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Read more about Corona Virus … Continue reading Social Media Accounts To Follow: The NCDC And The Federal Ministry Of Health

By samuelokoruwa

Personality

April 19, 2022

Chikwe Ihekweazu is a Nigerian epidemiologist and public health physician. He was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on 15 August 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more about NCDC Background and Career Dr Ihekweazu was born to a Nigerian-German parents. His father is a Nigerian doctor and the … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Chikwe Ihekweazu

By jeremiah

Tips

April 19, 2022

What is the NCDC and what do they do? The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is the premier and foremost public health institute in the mold of institutes like it around the world. The institution’s main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of communicable diseases in Nigeria. The agency was … Continue reading How stuff works: How NCDC Works

By david-okwara

Health

April 19, 2022

Every country has a national public health agency tasked with detecting and responding to new health threats. In the time of a disease outbreak, this agency plays a major role in providing up-to-date information and safeguarding public health through the control and prevention of the spread of the disease. This makes it the agency to … Continue reading What You Should Know About The NCDC

By samuelokoruwa

TECH

April 19, 2022

As the world faces a global pandemic crisis, we are more than ever faced with basic hygiene precautions that have been disregarded. With over 200,000 cases, over 8,000 deaths and the recovery of over 82,000 people worldwide, the rapid spread of the virus is not only affecting the health sector but also the economic sector. … Continue reading Call For Application: Ventures Platform And NCDC To Provide Tech Support To Combat Covid-19

By aanu-olajide