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…