Tag: NCDC DG
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Number of Nigerians who died from Cholera in 2021 doubles COVID-19 deaths from inception to date – NCDC DG
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that number of Nigerians who died of cholera since the beginning of the year 2021 is
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Benefits of having children in school outweigh risks of COVID-19 transmission – NCDC DG
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Friday that its support for the Federal Government’s decision to reopen schools for the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session was based on the fact that the benefits of having children in school outweigh the risks of transmission of COVID-19. But NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, also…
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NCDC DG breaks silence, says Infectious Diseases Bill gives me excessive powers
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill gives him excessive powers. He said: “The NCDC feels the Bill, as drafted, gives excessive powers to the Director General of the organisation.” Ihekweazu re-echoed the observations of other health stakeholders that the Bill…
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Nigeria’s 200,000 daily COVID-19 testing capacity grossly underutilised – NCDC DG
The Director-General Nigeria of the Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekwazu on Monday said the nation possesses 200,000 daily test capacity for COVID-19 but the facility was grossly underutilized because many Nigerians are not coming out for tests. The NCDC DG told the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee that only 100,000 tests…
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COVID-19: Buhari receives briefings from Health Minister, NCDC DG [Photos]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received briefing by Health Minister Dr. Osagie Ehanire and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director-General Chikwe Ihekweazu, on the latest development on Coronavirus and the ‘strange’ disease in Kano. Ehanire told reporters that the meeting was on the position of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control. The…