Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The infection can lead to difficulty in breathing, heart rhythm problems and even death. It is highly recommended that infants, teens, children, and even adults are vaccinated

📢 Announcing the first cohort for the Media-EIS (Epidemiology, Infodemiology, and Social Behaviour Change) Fellowship Program — 30 media practitioners passionate about contributing to strengthening Nigeria’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health events.

Logic of a well-resourced “One Health” approach requires multisectoral and transdisciplinary collaboration, aligning local, State, and national entities for quality health outcomes and resilience. In line with Mr President’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu Renewed Hope Agenda, we inaugurated the

It's always my pleasure being involved in great initiatives as this and providing topnotch moderation of the events...with a midas touch. Thank you my CMH&SW Muhammad Ali Pate Sir

That's strategic. Awesome. Thank you for all you do sir. Gafar Khakh

It was a great pleasure today to be part of the launching ceremony of the Grant Implementation Cycle - GC7 approved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria The Global Fund. The GC7 has put forward a total of US$$933,156,931 grant for interventions against the 3 diseases

The goals we have set to produce health and promote health security cannot be achieved in isolation. Given our large economy, and huge demographic assets, Nigeria stands at the intersection of Africa’s regional and the global health security. In planning to improve our

Unlocking Nigeria’s healthcare value chain will contribute to creating decent and quality jobs for the Nigerian youth towards delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President @officialABA. We are leveraging smart partnerships to strike reasonable balance in the size,

Effective governance of our health system architecture is critical to delivering improved quality health outcomes for all Nigerians as envisioned in the Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative #NHSRIP. To succeed in this effort, we are fostering better

Tomorrow Tuesday (next few hours) from 10 a.m at Landmark Centre, Lagos, God willing, I will be speaking on "Emerging Infectious Diseases and Future Pandemics" at the 2024 MedLab West Africa Conference. Advancing the conversation. #Preventing the Next Pandemic

Thank you Hon Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfares, Prof Muhammad Alli Pate , CON Muhammad Ali Pate for doing us the honour and it's my privilege to have anchored the section. No one is safe until everyone is..

Earlier today, with Lagos State Commissioner for Health, as we join the state health security stakeholders and partners, to further move the needle towards improving health security of the State... evaluation of core capacity for health security #LagosJEE 2024. This is Lagos.

It was exciting to launch Nigeria’s Second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (#AMR) and the National Genomic Surveillance Strategy, alongside my senior colleague, former Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, and my current colleagues, the Honorable

A great pleasure to have compered this event having also contributed to the development of both strategic documents. Thank you HCMH&SW Sir Muhammad Ali Pate , for adding this to the critical arsenals towards achieving the health security agenda of Mr President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 🥂

📢 Public Health Advisory On 30th January 2025, Uganda’s Ministry of Health confirmed an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak (Sudan species) in Wakiso, Mukono, and Mbale City. So far, only one case has been reported. There are no cases of Ebola in Nigeria. NCDC, in

Congratulations my former DG Chikwe Ihekweazu on this new role as RD WHO African Region.. keep raising the bar of excellence Sir. We celebrate you.

💧 Strengthening Nigeria’s Cholera Preparedness & Response Last week, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in collaboration with key partners and the National Cholera Technical Working Group, convened a five-day stakeholders’ meeting to review and

Key highlights included: 🔹 Intensive review of current response strategies 🔹 Identification of sustainable, actionable interventions 🔹 Kick-off of a multi-year Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) plan to support long-term prevention

This strategic collaboration marks a major step toward more resilient, data-driven cholera control efforts in Nigeria. 📍Together, we are working to protect lives and achieve the global goal of ending cholera by 2030. #CholeraPrevention #NCDCNigeria #EndCholera #HealthSecurity

Poised to rewrite the narrative on Cholera control in Nigeria. Insightful experience for me to have led this highly engaging 5days strategic interaction.