Tag: Dr Jide Idris
70 Dead, 318 cases reported as Lassa Fever ravages Nigeria
Idris called on state governments to intensify contact tracing, enforce rigorous infection prevention and control protocols in health facilities, and…
Danger! Nigeria posts 39 confirmed cases of mpox
According to Idris, in Nigeria, cumulatively, a total of 39 confirmed cases and zero deaths had been recorded across 33…
Rampaging Lassa Fever strike 84 Nigerians dead in seven weeks
According to Idris, as of February 18, 2024, 84 Local Government Areas in 23 states of the country had reported…
Tinubu appoints Jide Idris NCDC DG, re-appoints Adeyeye NAFDAC DG, others
Tinubu also re-appointed Prof. Moji Adeyeye as the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
‘Why Tinubu is best for Nigeria’s health sector’
The former commissioner said Tinubu’s leadership qualities and his performance and legacy in the health sector as governor of Lagos…
Lagos government orders investigation into patients’ poaching by govt doctors
Lagos State Government says it has ordered an investigation into the death of a child, and allegations of patients poaching…
Lagos govt. tells LASUTH resident doctors to shelve planned strike
The Lagos State Government on Monday appealed to resident doctors at the State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) to shelve its…
Breaking: Lagos records 6 deaths from cholera outbreak
Lagos State Government says it has recorded six deaths from cholera outbreak out of 45 cases in some communities in…
Blood Donor Day: Lagos hospitals need 70,000 unit of blood annually
Kazeem Ugbodaga As the world marks the World Blood Donor Day, the Lagos State Government has revealed that both public…
Ebola Red Alert This Season
In recent times, some countries in West Africa have been plagued by the killer Ebola virus disease. Though Nigeria had…
Ebola Effect: Lagos gives N50 Million to First Consultant Hospital
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has given N50 million to First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos to support the…
LASG lauds Nigeria’s Ebola containment feat
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Monday said the success recorded by Nigeria in the containment of…
Synagogue Tragedy: Lagos Begins DNA Test To Identify Dead Bodies
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has begun DNA test to identify bodies of victims of the Synagogue Church building…
Fake Ebola Test Kits On Sale In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga/with agency report Some unscrupulous Nigerians are profiteering from the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, as…
Ebola: Lagos disabuses use of substandard equipments
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo The Lagos government has decried allegations that substandard Personnel Protective Equipment (PPEs) are being used at facilities set…
Ebola Scare At Orile-Agege General Hospital
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Paul Iyoghojie There was pandemonium on Tuesday at the Orile-Agege General Hospital, Agege area of Lagos, southwest…
Ebola: Lagos Orders Churches To Stop Crusades
Kazeem Ugbodaga/with Agency Report Following the death of two victims of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, western Nigeria, the…
Ebola: Lagos Goes After Infected Doctor’s Family
Kazeem Ugbodaga/with Agency Report The Lagos State Government is going after the family of the female Lagos medical doctor who…
Ebola: T.B. Joshua Stops Healing, Korea Bans 3 Nigerians
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Overseer of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, has banned people from Ebola…
Nigeria Ambassador, 58 Others Had Contact With Ebola Victim
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria Ambassador to Liberia, Chigozie Obi-Nnadozie and 58 others have contact with, Patrick Sawyer, the victim of Ebola…
1,702 Pregnant Women Test Positive To HIV In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Statistics from the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency has revealed that in the last one year 1,702 pregnant…
9,500 Lagos pupils partially blind
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says 9,498 pupils in Lagos public primary schools have visual impairment or partial blindness…
Lagos Shuts 28 Illegal Hospitals
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has shut down 28 substandard hospitals and 319 illegal pharmacies across the…
Lagos Begins Surgery On 48 Goitre Patients
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government will as from Monday begin free surgery on 48 residents of Badagry area of…
No Cure For Ebola Disease, Lagos Warns Residents
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has alerted residents of the state on the danger inherent in contracting the deadly…
1.5m Lagosians To Get Protection Against Mosquitoes
The Lagos State government targets protecting 1.5 million Lagos residents against mosquitoes as it begins the Indoor Residential Spraying, IRS,…
Goitre Scourge Hits Lagos, 50 Affected
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Government has raised concerns over an outbreak of goitre in Badagry Local Government Area of the…
Stem Goitre Scourge Now
The goitre scourge ravaging Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State is a worrisome development that needs concerted efforts to…
714 Women Die During Child Birth
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 714 women died during child birth in Lagos public health facilities between 2010 and 2012. The…
Lagos Probes High Incidents Of Goitre
The Lagos State Government says it will investigate the cause of high cases of goitre in Badagry. Gov. Babatunde Fashola…