Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu

ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday March 11, confirmed  there is a decline in number of new cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this…

Activates emergency response ABUJA - The Federal Government has declared Lassa fever outbreak in parts of the country. Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, January 22,  said 60 cases of the disease…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and its partners will host the first Lassa Fever International Conference between 16th and 17th of January 2019 in Abuja. This is to mark fifty years since the Lassa fever virus was first isolated,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today announced that it has commenced investigation on a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Edo State. In a statement signed by the NCDC Chief Executive Officer of the, Dr. Chikwe…

... holds workshop to sensitize health editors Dr. Ihekweazu (Centre in black) in a group photograph with the health editors The National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday released an update on ravaging Lassa fever in different states in Nigeria, revealing that no fewer than 90 deaths were recorded between January 1 and February 25, 2018. A press…

Total suspected cases now  31 Lagos confirms 2 suspected cases Six more states have reported cases of suspected monkeypox, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said today in a news release.  This brings to 31, the total…

• says enhanced surveillance continues ABUJA – With the decline in Meningitis cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the 2016/2017 outbreak is over as the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) responding to the epidemic…

NCDC says it's now  282 in 5 states The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in five states with 282 deaths. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of the…