Tag: meningitis
366 dead! NCDC reports alarming rise in lassa fever, meningitis cases
The agency said that children aged five to 14 were the most affected, with males accounting for 60 per cent…
Meningitis kills 20 boarding school students in Yobe
“The situation is under control because we have not recorded any new cases in the past two days while 370…
Nigeria joins battle to defeat meningitis by 2030
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has joined the global community to welcome the launch of the global roadmap…
Meningitis: Plateau govt launches 4-day immunization
Plateau Government on Friday launched immunisation of children against meningitis to checkmate any outbreaks of the disease in the state.
Meningitis: Federal Govt. tasked on adequate provision of vaccines
Dr Uthman Mubashir, a public health physician, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to provide adequate vaccines for the prevention…
Meningitis: Expert cautions against self treatment of headache, fever
Dr Arikawe Adeolu, a Medical Practitioner, Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, has warned against self-treatment of headache and fever during…
Meningitis strikes again, kills 14 in Jigawa
The Jigawa Government says meningitis has killed 14 persons as 51 suspected cases were recorded in 10 local government areas…
Meningitis: 3 killed, 10 new cases recorded in Yobe – Commissioner
The Yobe Commissioner for Health, Dr Bello Kawuwa, said the state has recorded 10 new cases of Cebro Spinal Meningitis…
Meningitis: Flucytosine recommended for treatment in Africa
An Epidemiologist, Sile Molloy, has recommended flucytosine to be made widely available in resource-limited settings, particularly in Africa, for the…
Sokoto records first rain as meningitis kills 53
Residents of Sokoto city and its environs on Tuesday night recorded the first rain in 2017, heaving a sigh of…
Meningitis: Nigeria needs 2m vaccine doses
Dr Fred Weli, a family health expert in Port Harcourt, says Nigeria will need about 2 million doses of vaccine…
Meningitis kills 10 in Sokoto
Meningitis has killed no fewer than 10 persons in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State in the last few…
Meningitis: Army sensitises personnel, families
The 82 Division of Nigerian Army, Enugu, has assured officers and men and their families of best medical care, with…
Meningitis: FG vaccinates over 420,000 in Zamfara
The Federal Government on Wednesday said no fewer than 420,000 people had received meningitis vaccination in Zamfara so as to…
Mininster- $1bn needed to fight meningitis in affected states
The Federal Government says it needs more than one billion dollars for vaccines to eradicate meningitis epidemic in the five…
Sultan Calls For Collaboration To Halt Meningitis
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has called for more collaboration between all tiers of government to prevent further…
UNICEF collaborates with Borno on meningitis
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that it was collaborating with Borno State Government on preparedness and response to…
Nine suspected Meningitis cases in Lagos prove negative-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said nine suspected cases of Meningitis recorded on Lagos Island have proved negative after…
No meningitis in Oyo State – Govt.
The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan, has cleared eight residents of Ibadan alleged to be suffering from…
Meningitis didn’t kill 2 people in Lagos, NCDC Lied-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Saturday said the dreaded Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CRM, did not kill two people in Lagos, as…
Meningitis: Akwa Ibom Govt on red alert
The Akwa Ibom Government says it has placed medical and health works on red alert to forestall any possible outbreak…
Meningitis: Oyo State Confirms 2 Suspected Cases
Dr Oyewole Lawal, Director of Public Health, Oyo State Ministry of Health, on Thursday confirmed two suspected cases of Cerebro…
1,400 inmates vaccinated against Meningitis in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has vaccinated 1,400 inmates and 240 prisons’ staff against Cerebro Spinal Meningitis…
I was misquoted on cause of Meningitis – Governor Yari
Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari said his comments on meningitis outbreak was twisted by some elements with a view to…
Minister disagrees with governor over cause of Meningitis
The Federal Government says the outbreak of `Type C’ form of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis (CSM) in some parts of the country…
Medical Practitioner Gives Preventive Tips On Meningitis
A medical expert, Mr Yusuf Ibrahim, has advised people to ensure good personal hygiene and sleep in well-ventilated rooms to…
Meninigitis: God is punishing us for our fornication – Nigerian Governor
Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari has attributed the current outbreak of meningitis in the country to retributive justice from God.
LASG alerts residents on Meningitis, says no outbreak recorded in Lagos
The Lagos State Government on Monday alerted residents of the state on the dangers of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) and debunked…
Nigeria And The Scourge Of Meningitis
At least 282 people aged between 5and 14 have lost their lives in Nigeria due to the outbreak of meningitis,…
Meningitis death toll hits 328 in Nigeria, as 1.3 million vaccines arrive
About 328 deaths associated with Meningitis have been recorded in the country since November 2016, as 1.3 million vaccines arrived…