ABUJA — Lassa fever has claimed the lives of 40 Nigerians within the first four weeks of 2022 in 43 Local Government Areas across 14 States of the country, out of a total of 211 persons that were confirmed infected within the period. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this in its latest Lassa fever Situation Report Epi Week 4:24 – 30 January 2022, noted that there were 981 suspected cases against 507...

LAGOS — The past one and a half years have been extremely trying for a journalist and public relations specialist, Tunde Eso, as he struggles to fight his way out of brain tumour. Having spent about N12m on scans, drugs, and surgery, 44-year-old Eso, who is also an author, is now required to undergo another surgery at a hospital in India. The treatment and travel costs were estimated at N18m. Eso said he sold his...

Bauchi state has treated a total of 987,635 for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the year 2021. The Directorate of NTDs in the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA) made the record available to Journalists in Bauchi indicates that the treatment was carried out in five LGAs of the state which includes Kirfi, Bogoro, Warji, Toro, and Giade. According to the record, the target audience for the treatment is mostly children above five years considering...

ABUJA — The National Center for Disease Control, (NCDC)’s situation report for January 17 to January 23 said 74 new cases of Lassa fever have been reported in nine states across the country. Ondo topped the list of states with 28 new infections, followed by Edo and Bauchi with 18 cases each. Other states that reported new infections include Oyo (3), Ebonyi (3), Benue (1), Katsina (1), Kaduna (1), and Taraba (1). The new infections...

NNEWI — The Chief Medical Director – CMD of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital – NAUTH, Dr. Joseph Ugboaja has paid a working visit to the Premium Kidney Hospital in Nnewi, Anambra State. The visit was upon invitation by the management of Premium Kidney Hospital led by Dr. Okey Chidolue, a US-trained attorney and former Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority. The visit was initiated as an on-the-spot assessment of the quality of work at...

ABUJA — The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib has debunked the report of an outbreak of a new polio virus in some states. In a statement, it explained that “For the avoidance of doubt, no case of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) has been reported anywhere in the country since the last case in 2016. We currently have 395 cases of Circulating Mutant Poliovirus Type 2 (cMPV2) across 27...