The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that tetanus and diphtheria are threatening pregnant women.
The dengue virus (DENV) is a leading mosquito-borne virus with a wide geographical spread and a major public health concern.
Director of Disease Control and Immunisation in the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Bassey Okposen, said 70 percent of Nigerians were vaccinated against COVID-19
NCDC has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states.
“In 2020, at the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, only three laboratories had the capacity to test for COVID-19 infection.”
Nigeria has received a CAD9.3 million grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE) to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery.
As of June 30, NCDC confirmed 798 diphtheria cases from 33 local government areas in eight states, including the FCT.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says a peacetime health system is needed to better prepare for the next pandemic.
NCDC says it is transiting the country from acute emergency response to managing COVID-19 as part of integrated healthcare delivery for all infectious diseases.
It said the deaths were reported from two states, namely Jigawa (6) and Yobe (17).
