Tag: Yellow Fever
Lagos gives important updates on measles, yellow fever, HPV vaccines
Bowale said the campaign was aimed at addressing gaps in immunization coverage and curbing the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases in…
Yellow Fever: 14 dead in 10 Nigerian states
The World Health Organisation (WHO) described yellow fever as an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
Yellow fever hits Benue
Dr Godwin Oyiwona, Benue Supervisory Commissioner for Health has disclosed cases of Yellow Fever disease in three Local Government Areas…
Yellow fever: 5.5m Anambra residents vaccinated – Commisioner
The Anambra Government said on Wednesday that it vaccinated about 5.5 million residents against yellow fever during the 10-day campaign…
Yellow fever outbreak: Lawmaker lauds Enugu govt’s quick intervention
Hon. Ezenta Ezeani, the lawmaker representing Igboetiti East State Constituency in Enugu State, has lauded the state Ministry of Health…
Gov’s wife calls for sanitation to prevent yellow fever outbreak
The wife of the Governor of Gombe State, Hajiya Asma’u Yahaya has urged residents to keep their environment clean to…
Trouble: WHO announces another virus outbreak in Sudan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced an outbreak of yellow fever in South Sudan. Yellow fever is an acute…
Yellow fever: Institute, NCDC train laboratory scientists
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), has organised a special training toward strengthening the country’s capacity to prevent and…
29 killed as yellow fever ravages Bauchi
Twenty-nine people have died so far in Bauchi state following the outbreak of yellow fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic disease…
36 dangerous Yellow Fever cases detected in Katsina
Thirty-six new cases of Yellow Fever disease have been discovered in Danmusa and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina State.
Yellow Fever: Late report of outbreak left 16 dead in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Government has confirmed the death of 16 persons from a yellow fever outbreak in the state.
Lassa fever outbreak: Kwara health workers suspend indefinite strike
The Congress of the Coalition of Health Sector Unions (COHESU), Kwara branch, has suspended its indefinite strike due to the…
Yellow fever claims another life in Benin
An unidentified middle-aged man has reportedly died from the dreaded yellow fever infection in Benin, the Edo State.
Edo confirms 9 deaths from Yellow Fever outbreak
Nine people have lost their lives in the Yellow Fever outbreak that ravaged parts of Edo state recently.
Yellow Fever: Edo urges residents to embrace vaccination, sanitation
Edo State Government has urged residents of the state to take advantage of the vaccination drive put in place by…