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UPDATE OF CORONA VIRUS IN NIGERIA:
Five China Travellers Test Negative For COVID-19 In Nigeria – NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday said five returning travellers from China into the country have tested negative for the novel Coronavirus, Covid19. In a tweet, the agency said...
Health Care Workers, Most Vulnerable:
Advisory For Health Care Workers In health-care settings, staff are most often exposed and referred to as the pointer to Lassa Fever. Therefore they should always apply standard infection prevention and control precautions when caring for patients, regardless of their...
Lassa Fever In Imo State | Comparative Analysis
A Comparative Analysis From 2018—2020. 2018 The 2018 outbreak of lassa fever, recorded a total of 144 deaths in confirmed cases and 17 in probable cases. Case Fatality Rate in confirmed cases is 25.4%. 22 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 90...
Lassa Fever Outbreak In Nigeria Another Episode Of Austere Carefulness….
Lassa fever is a major public health challenge in West Africa, with Nigeria bearing the highest burden. It is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by the Lassa virus. The natural reservoir for the virus is the Mastomys natalensis rodent (commonly known as...
Lift4africa, Csos in the South-East (Owerri) Zonal Special Investigation Panel (Sip) On Sexual and Gender Based Violence
The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) in its bid to curb the scourge of sexual and gender based violence in Nigeria and particularly in the South-East, today 27 Jan. 2020, commenced its 4 days investigation and inquiry on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)...
Official Launch of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Surge Response in Imo State.
Official Launch of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Surge Response in Imo State. Ending AIDS pandemic by 2030. Life Transformation for Africa Initiative (LIFT4Africa) and other relevant stakeholders and Civil Society Organisations on Monday, December 9, 2019, joined...
