10 Sep 2021

Cholera: NCDC Announces 65,145 Suspected Cases With 2,141 Deaths In 23 States

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total 65,145 suspected cases of cholera, including 2,141 deaths, representing a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 3.3 percent reported from 23 states and the FCT, as at Sept. 2, 2021. … Read More
13 Mar 2018

Lassa fever outbreak an “Eligible Event” for pandemic cat bond: World Bank

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The World Bank has confirmed that it believes the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria is an “Eligible Event” under the terms of the Class B pandemic swaps and pandemic catastrophe bonds that were issued to support the financing … Read More
4 Jan 2018

2017: A year like never before for Infectious disease outbreaks [Nigeria]

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IN the year 2017, like never before, Nigeria was faced with several outbreaks: cerebrospinal meningitis, Lassa fever, yellow fever, cholera and most recently Monkeypox. There was definitely no quiet period for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) – the … Read More