Press Conference: Statement of the NCDC DG on the Declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Fri 16 Aug 2024
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has been closely monitoring several endemic diseases including Mpox...
STOP CHOLERA: Public Health Advisory
Wed 12 Jun 2024
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) hereby alerts the public of the increasing trend of cholera cases a...
NCDC Convenes an Emergency Meeting with Sokoto and Zamfara States to Address Unknown Illness
Thu 18 Apr 2024
18 April 2024 | Abuja- NCDC Convenes an Emergency Meeting with Sokoto and Zamfara States to Address Unknown Illness
The Directo...
Transition of Leadership at Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: Two Years of Strategic Development for Nigeria’s Health Security and Welcoming Dr. Olajide Idris as the New Director General
Mon 19 Feb 2024
19 February 2024 | Abuja - Transition of Leadership at Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: Two Years of Strategic...
NCDC Activates Lassa Fever Emergency Operations Centre to Strengthen Coordination of Response Efforts
Thu 18 Jan 2024
In response to the rapidly increasing cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NC...
Cerebrospinal Meningitis Public Health Advisory
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) occurs when there is an acute inflammation of the covering of the brain and the spinal cord. CSM ...
Lassa Fever Public Health Advisory
Sat 16 Dec 2023
Every year, the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Nigeria Centre ...
NCDC on Alert Following the Confirmation of the Dengue Fever Outbreak in Sokoto State.
Sat 16 Dec 2023
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the outbreak of dengue fever reported in Sokoto State i...
Official Statement to the news on COVID-19 Resurgence in Benue State
Thu 14 Dec 2023
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the news report on the detection of 25 new COVID-19 cas...
Nigeria Joins the Global Community to Commemorate World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)
Sun 19 Nov 2023
19 November 2023 | Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria Joins the Global Community to Commemorate World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)
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Nigeria Holds its National One Health Steering Committee Inaugural Meeting
Thu 09 Nov 2023
9 November 2023 | Abuja - Nigeria Holds its National One Health Steering Committee Inaugural Meeting
According to the World Hea...
Nigeria Hosts the 14th Africa Rotavirus Symposium
Wed 08 Nov 2023
8 November 2023 | Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria Host the 14th African Rotavirus Symposium
In Africa, rotavirus is the most common se...
Honourable Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare and Director General, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) Visit to the NCDC Headquarters
Fri 20 Oct 2023
20 October 2023 | Abuja - Honourable Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare and Director General, Africa Centres for...
NCDC and partners launch Research project toward improving Mpox Public Health Response
Mon 16 Oct 2023
16 October 2023 | Abuja - NCDC and partners launch Research project toward improving Mpox Public Health Response
Mpox virus, fo...
Update on the Federal Government’s response to the Diphtheria Outbreak
Mon 25 Sep 2023
25 September 2023 Abuja - Update on the Federal Government’s response to the Diphtheria Outbreak
The Federal Ministry of...
Official Statement on the new COVID-19 Subvariants
Sat 26 Aug 2023
26 August 2023 | Abuja – Official Statement on the new COVID-19 Subvariants
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and P...
Nigeria Commences its Second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) for the International Health Regulations (IHR) Core Capacities
Mon 14 Aug 2023
14 August 2023 | Abuja - Nigeria Commences its Second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) for the International Health Regulations (...
Confirmation of Anthrax Outbreak in Nigeria
Mon 17 Jul 2023
17 July 2023 | Abuja- Confirmation of Anthrax Outbreak in Nigeria
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FM...
NCDC & Partners Launch Media Fellowship to Strengthen Health Reporting in Nigeria
Tue 11 Jul 2023
11 July 2023 | Abuja - NCDC & Partners Launch Media Fellowship to Strengthen Health Reporting in Nigeria
"When the next pandemi...
Official Statement following the first reported confirmed case of Diphtheria in FCT Abuja
Thu 06 Jul 2023
06 July 2023 | Abuja - Official Statement following the first reported confirmed case of Diphtheria in FCT Abuja
The Nigeria Ce...
Public Health Advisory: Anthrax Outbreak in Ghana
Tue 27 Jun 2023
27 June 2023 | Abuja - Public Health Advisory: Anthrax Outbreak in Ghana
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developm...
Nigeria Reiterates her Commitment to the Prioritisation of Global and National Health Security by conducting the National Joint External Evaluation (JEE 3.0)
Thu 22 Jun 2023
22 June 2023 | Abuja - Nigeria Reiterates her Commitment to Prioritisation of Global and National Health Security by conducting ...
NCDC and partners launch the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS 2) programme in Nigeria.
Mon 12 Jun 2023
12 June 2023 | Abuja - NCDC and partners launch the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS 2) programme...
Official Statement following the Declaration of COVID-19 as no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Sun 07 May 2023
7th May 2023 | Abuja -Â Official Statement following the Declaration of COVID-19 as no longer a Public Health Emergency of In...
NCDC and Partners organise a research colloquium towards improving Lassa fever control in Nigeria
Tue 02 May 2023
2nd May 2023 | Abuja - NCDC and Partners organise a research colloquium towards improving Lassa fever control in Nigeria
Firs...
NCDC on Alert Following the Announcement of the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
Fri 24 Feb 2023
24 February 2023 | Abuja - NCDC on Alert Following the Announcement of the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
...
Strengthening Nigeria’s Diagnostic Capacity Through Zonal Reference Laboratories
Wed 08 Feb 2023
8th February 2023 | Strengthening Nigeria’s Diagnostic Capacity Through Zonal Reference Laboratories
On the 8th of Febru...
NCDC Activates Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre to Strengthen the Response to Rising Cases of Lassa Fever in Nigeria
Mon 30 Jan 2023
30 January 2023 | NCDC Activates Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre to Strengthen the Response to Rising Cases of Lassa Fev...
Diphtheria Health Advisory for Health Care Workers Amidst Outbreak in Nigeria
Mon 23 Jan 2023
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Nigeria’s national public health institute with the mandate...
Diphtheria Public Health Advisory Amidst Outbreak in Nigeria
Fri 20 Jan 2023
20 January 2023 | Diphtheria Public Health Advisory Amidst Outbreak in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Preve...
Public Health Advisory Following the Presidential Approval for the Relaxation of COVID-19 Safety Measures & Travel Advisory
Wed 14 Dec 2022
As a result of the declining cases of COVID-19 and the steady increase in vaccination coverage in Nigeria, the Presidential Stee...
Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together; NCDC, FMoH, FMARD, FMEnv and Partners Flag off Awareness Campaign to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria
Fri 18 Nov 2022
Antimicrobials are essential to treating some human and animal diseases like sepsis, pneumonia, and other life-threatening infec...
Public Health Advisory following declaration of Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Uganda
Mon 31 Oct 2022
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has been aware of the ongoing outbreak of the Sudan strain Ebola vi...
Lassa fever experts gather in Abuja for workshop hosted by CEPI and Nigeria CDC to advance Lassa research
Sat 22 Oct 2022
• Researchers from multiple countries are gathering in the Nigerian capital Abuja to discuss the progress of Enable, the large...
STOP Cholera: Strengthening Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) in Nigeria
Thu 13 Oct 2022
13 October 2022 | Abuja – STOP Cholera: Strengthening Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for...
Nigeria Commits to Global Goal of Defeating Meningitis by 2030
Wed 05 Oct 2022
5 October 2022 | Abuja - Nigeria Commits to Global Goal of Defeating Meningitis by 2030
Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is an ep...
NCDC on Alert Mode Following the Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Detected in Uganda
Tue 04 Oct 2022
04 Oct 2022 | Abuja – NCDC on Alert Mode Following the Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Detected in Uganda
The Nigeria C...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Thu 22 Sep 2022
NCDC is the nation’s leading public health agency, dedicated to saving lives and protecting the health of Nigerians. NCDC like...
Building Sustainable Systems for Health Security through Strategic Partnerships
Sat 13 Aug 2022
13 August 2022 | Lagos – Building Sustainable Systems for Health Security through Strategic Partnerships
On the 11th of Augus...
NCDC on High Alert Following Second Incidence of Marburg Virus Disease Detected in West Africa
Tue 19 Jul 2022
19 July 2022 | Abuja – NCDC on High Alert Following Second Incidence of Marburg Virus Disease Detected in West Africa
The Ni...
Nigeria One-health Conference 2022: A Call to Action Towards Building a One Health Community-based Networks
Fri 15 Jul 2022
15 July 2022 | Abuja – Nigeria One-Health Conference 2022: A Call to Action Towards Building a One Health Community-based Netw...
COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Amidst Increasing Case Numbers
Fri 08 Jul 2022
08 July 2022 | Abuja – COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Amidst Increasing Case Numbers
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ...
Nigeria Has No Laboratories Where Monkeypox Virus is Generated
Tue 31 May 2022
31 May 2022 | Abuja – Nigeria Has No Laboratories Where Monkeypox Virus is Generated.
A recent report on social media has com...
NCDC Activates Monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre to Strengthen In-country Preparedness and Contribute to the Global Response
Sun 29 May 2022
29 May 2022 | Abuja – NCDC Activates Monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre to Strengthen In-country Preparedness and Contribut...
Public Health Advisory on Monkeypox
Sun 29 May 2022
29 May, 2022|Abuja - Public Health Advisory on Monkeypox
Monkeypox (MPX) is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease (i.e., an...
Monkeypox Case in the United Kingdom with Travel History to Nigeria
Thu 12 May 2022
12 May 2022 | Abuja – Monkeypox Case in the United Kingdom with Travel History to Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Cont...
Strengthening Nigeria's Capacity to Respond to Public Health Emergencies
Thu 24 Mar 2022
24 March 2022 | Abuja – Strengthening Nigeria's Capacity to Respond to Public Health Emergencies
The Nigeria Centre for Disea...
Clarification of concerns around use of the Nigeria International Travel Portal (NITP)
Mon 21 Mar 2022
21st March 2022 | Abuja – Clarification of concerns around use of the Nigeria International Travel Portal (NITP)
We acknowled...
Two Years of COVID-19 Response: Building on Lessons from COVID-19 to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Security for the Future
Mon 28 Feb 2022
28 February 2021 | Abuja – Two Years of COVID-19 Response: Building on Lessons from COVID-19 to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health ...
NCDC Activates EOC for Lassa Fever Response Following Outbreaks of Cases in Nigeria
Wed 26 Jan 2022
26 January 2022 | Abuja – NCDC Activates EOC for Lassa Fever Response Following Outbreaks of Cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Cen...
Update on the Use of the Nigeria International Travel Portal (NITP)
Fri 21 Jan 2022
21 January 2022 | Abuja – Update on Use of the Nigeria International Travel Portal (NITP)
Following complaints and enquiries ...
Yuletide Public Health Advisory for the Security Agencies and Personnel in Nigeria
Wed 22 Dec 2021
22 December 2021 | Abuja – Yuletide Public Health Advisory for the Security Agencies and Personnel in Nigeria
The Nigeria Cen...
COVID-19 Public Health Advisory for the Yuletide to Religious Organisations and Community Leaders
Wed 22 Dec 2021
22 December 2021 | Abuja – COVID-19 Public Health Advisory for the Yuletide to Religious Organisations and Community Leaders
...
Celebrate Responsibly Campaign: NCDC Intensifies COVID-19 Awareness Ahead of the Yuletide
Mon 20 Dec 2021
20 December 2021 | Abuja – Celebrate Responsibly Campaign: NCDC Intensifies COVID-19 Awareness Ahead of the Yuletide
The Nige...
Lassa Fever Healthcare Workers Advisory
Tue 14 Dec 2021
14 December 2021 | Abuja – Lassa Fever Healthcare Workers Advisory
Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in Wes...
Lassa Fever Public Health Advisory
Tue 14 Dec 2021
14 December 2021 | Abuja – Lassa Fever Public Health Advisory
Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in West Afr...
NCDC intensifies activities for Lassa fever surveillance and response following outbreaks of cases in Nigeria
Tue 14 Dec 2021
14 December 2021 | Abuja – NCDC intensifies activities for Lassa fever surveillance and response following outbreaks of cases ...
Three Additional Cases of Omicron Variant Confirmed
Tue 07 Dec 2021
07 December 2021 | Abuja –Three Additional Cases of Omicron Variant Confirmed
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) h...
NCDC Confirms First Case of Omicron Variant in Nigeria
Wed 01 Dec 2021
1 December 2021 | Abuja – NCDC Confirms First Case of Omicron Variant in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (...
NCDC Statement on Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variant
Mon 29 Nov 2021
28 November 2021 | Abuja – NCDC Statement on Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variant
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and Nigeria C...