The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has 111confirmed cases of diphtheria with 22 deaths between December 1, 2022 and the third week in January 2023. The Informant247 gathered that diphtheria situation report from the NCDC showed Kano State has the highest burden of confirmed cases – 107, with 21 confirmed…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday, warned Nigerians against excessive fasting on religious grounds, saying it is capable of destroying the kidney. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the NAFDAC, stated this during a briefing in Abuja, while urging Nigerians to fast with common sense or pay with…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States while also monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. In a statement by the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said in addition…
Dr. Edak Okwong, a neuropsychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Calabar, , has said that one out of every five Nigerians has experienced depression, saying women are twice more vulnerable. Okwong gave the explanation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It was reported…
Isaiah Ahmed, a medical doctor at the Garaku General Hospital in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has reportedly died from Lassa fever. The deceased first complained of fever while continued working, only to collapse while carrying out a surgery. Dr Peter Attah, Nasarawa State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (MNA), confirmed his…
Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Mental Health Bill 202, to improve support for psychosocial wellbeing, making it the first legislative reform adopted in the field since independence. The regulation, which was on Thursday assented to, provide for human rights protections to those with mental health conditions by banning discrimination in…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it recorded 12 new cases of Lassa fever within one week. The NCDC said the cases was recorded in three states between December 26, 2022 to January 1, 2023. The states with the new confirmed Lassa fever cases according to NCDC are: Edo (9), Ebonyi (two)…
Recently published situation report on Monkeypox by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria currently accounts for 63 per cent of Monkeypox disease burden in Africa. The Informant247 gathered according to the report that the total number of confirmed cases of Monkeypox disease in Africa between January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said, there were 1,038 Lassa fever cases in Nigeria between January and December 18, 2022. The agency said between December 12 to 18, 2022, a total of ten new cases were recorded in four states: Ondo, seven; Bauchi, one; Taraba, one and Nasarawa, one. Also, cumulatively, between…
New cholera outbreak have killed nine persons in Akpoha, a community in Afikpo North council of Ebonyi State, while over 30 others from the area are being treated of the disease in various hospitals in the state. The Informant247 gathered that the state government’s Rapid Response Team has been dispatched to the community to help…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raided 10 warehouses in Sabon Gari market in Kano State, where they seized unregistered food products and arrested two people. The Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of NAFDAC, Kaduna office, Mr. Tamanuwa Andrew, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned bakers who use potassium bromate as improvers, saying it is dangerous to health. According to it, as part of its efforts to curb the menace of importation, sales and distribution of counterfeit/fake regulated products and ensuring that only wholesome, safe, quality and…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday raided the Sheik Gumi market in Kaduna, where they seized unregistered and expired tomato paste, worth over N2million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seizure was made from 16 shops in the market, where 75 cartons of the expired…
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says sickle cell carriers deserve better quality life. He said in Abuja on Tuesday that the carriers are people who are at risk of crises with negative impact on their growth and development, education, social and economic wellbeing. The minister made the declaration at the Shehu Olaitan Mohammed (SOM)…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday, revealed that a total of 2,187 confirmed cases of cholera, including 233 deaths have been recorded in 31 states from January to September 25, 2022, in the country. This is according to the public health advisory published on its website. The advisory titled, ‘Stop Cholera: Strengthening Water, Sanitation…
The Chairman, Nigerian Health Commissioners’ Forum, Dr Oyebanji Filani, has warned Nigerians against the use of some cough syrups which have led to the death of over 66 children in Gambia, West Africa. Oyebanji, who is the Ekiti State health commissioner, listed the syrups as “Promethazine Oral Solution BP, Kofexmalin- Baby Cough syrup, MAKOFF Baby…
The number of Lassa fever confirmed cases has increased to 933 as of October 2, 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The Lassa fever outbreak has killed 173 people in the country so far in the year. The Situation Report for week 39 obtained by our correspondent on Saturday showed that…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between August 29 and September 4, from 12 states of the federation. Monkeypox is an infection caused by a virus similar to the now-eradicated smallpox virus. It has been most common in some African countries, but outbreaks have occurred…
The Kogi State chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), has decried the poor remuneration received by Nigerian pharmacists. The association has said that the economic hardship in the country, has made it difficult for pharmacists to survive in the country. Dr Lawal Mohammed, the Kogi State Chairman of the PSN, made this revelation,…
ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – The Nigerian water resources minister Suleiman Adamu on Friday called for a renewed commitment from all stakeholders to curtail continued reports of cholera outbreaks in parts of the country. He said cholera prevention plan was critical as access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) would go a long way to…
