Diphtheria spreads easily between people.

Report to the nearest primary healthcare centre for early diagnosis and treatment when you observe symptoms associated with #diphtheria.

#TakeResponsibility to limit the risk of spread.

#Meningitis can affect any age group but mostly occurs in children and young adults.

Visit a healthcare centre for proper diagnosis and immediate treatment if you detect any of the symptoms below in your children/wards.

#TakeResponsibity to stay safe

#Lassafever infection is preventable.

➡️Maintain a clean environment
➡️Block all holes in your house to discourage entry of rodents
➡️ Ensure proper disposal of garbage

#TakeResponsibility

#Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes around the spinal cord & brain.

Seek medical attention when you experience signs & symptoms such as
✅Fever/severe headache
✅Vomiting
✅Drowsiness
✅Rash
✅Seizures
✅Muscle/joint pain
✅Stiff neck

#TakeResponsibility

Misuse or overuse of #antibiotics💊 & other antimicrobials can reduce their effectiveness in treating common infections in animals & humans.


🚫 Do not self-medicate

✅ Visit a healthcare professional when sick

🚫 Do not share leftover antibiotics

People most at risk of #diphtheria infection are urged to #GetVaccinated

These include:
➡️Children & adults who have not received any dose of the anti-diphtheria vaccine
➡️Healthcare workers & others who have been exposed to suspected/confirmed cases
➡️People who live in areas with poor sanitation

#TakeResponsibility to stay safe

#Lassafever is an infectious disease.

Take extra precautions to avoid close contact with:
✅Body fluids of infected persons
✅Urine, faeces, saliva, or blood of infected rodents
✅Objects, household items, surfaces, or eating food contaminated by infected rodents

#TakeResponsibility

Transforming our #Vision2Action, the #NCDCStrategy story continues 💪🏾

The #NCDCStrategy 2023-2027 is set to be launched❕

Join us for our health security partners meeting and strategy launch.

When❓
🗓️Tuesday, 21 November 2023

#SaveTheDate via
🔗bit.ly/NCDCStrategyLaunch

#IAmHealthSecurity

The World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week #WAAW starts today

Every  18th - 24th of November is dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of #AntimicrobialResistance.

Join the global movement. Together, we can prevent #AntimicrobialResistance.

#AMRactionNG

As we contend with national, regional, and global health security threats, our #NCDCStrategy 2023-2027 captures our collective vision and commitment to deliver on our mandate.

Are you set to join us for the launch?

🗓️Tuesday 21 November 2023

Get notified
🔗bit.ly/NCDCStrategyLaunch

#Vision2Action

Poor sanitation contaminates drinking water, streams, rivers, and food crops, leading to an increase in diarrheal diseases such as #cholera

Your actions, no matter how small, can help tackle the sanitation crisis.

🚫STOP open defaecation
✅BUILD toilets away from water sources
➡️Dispose of sewage properly

#WorldToiletDay2023

#HappyInternationalMensDay2023

With the theme of #ZeroMaleSuicide, this day highlights the important need for improved health and well-being awareness among men.

Today and every day, let us make conscious efforts to ensure all men #StaySafe and #StayHealthy.

Our first strategy 'Idea to Reality' incorporated a new vision and mission that cascaded into 5 Strategic Goals, 22 Objectives and 89 Activities.

TOMORROW, November 21, marks another major milestone for #healthsecurity champions as we launch the:

📣Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Strategy (2023-2027): #VisiontoAction📣

Don't miss out. Join us online via bit.ly/NCDCStrategyLaunch

#IAmHealthSecurity

Every year, the National Antimicrobial Resistance Technical Working Group joins the global community to raise awareness of the dangers of misuse or overuse of #antimicrobials.

Fighting #AMR is a global endeavour that must be addressed through a #OneHealth approach as evident in this year's theme of #WAAW2023: ‘Preventing #AntimicrobialResistance together”

🔗Press Release
https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/504/nigeria-joins-the-global-community-to-commemorate-world-antimicrobial-awareness-week-%28waaw%29

Every child has a right to the highest attainable standard of health.

Let us recommit to focusing on their health, rights and well-being, ensuring a healthy future filled with opportunities for every child, everywhere.

Happy #WorldChildrensDay
#EveryChildEveryRight

The D-DAY has commenced.

Join us now as we kickstart our #HealthSecurity partners meeting and the #NCDCStrategy 2023-2027 launch event.

🔗bit.ly/NCDCStrategyLaunch

#IAmHealthSecurity #Vision2Action

Today, we're taking the next step by launching the NCDC Strategy 2023 to 2027, tagged ‘vision into action’"

Follow the discussion via

https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1726894890158887036?t=Jd4yndV7SWHGomEakivxxA&s=19

#NCDCStrategy #IamHealthSecurity #Vision2Action

We are very excited to present to you:

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-2027 STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Download via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/files/establishment/0ee30df42b787ee3bbced29b9930b27f.pdf

#NCDCStrategy #IamHealthSecurity #Vision2Action

Our NCDC 2023-2027 STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN has been launched and is available for download

Access via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/files/establishment/0ee30df42b787ee3bbced29b9930b27f.pdf

#NCDCStrategy #IamHealthSecurity #Vision2Action

📢#LassaFever Webinar Series 2

This coming series will focus on the theme:

“Readiness for Lassa Fever outbreak and Improving index suspicion for Lassa fever: Surveillance and Reporting systems”

🗓️ Tomorrow, 23rd November
🕙10:00 AM

🔗Register to join via:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S2v9YJbBS0uRHc-EBI3hdQ

⏳ONE HOUR TO GO

Join our great line up of speakers and subject matter experts as they speak extensively on:

"Readiness for #LassaFever outbreak and improving index of suspicion for #LassaFever: surveillance and reporting systems"

🔗Register via
https://bit.ly/LassaFeverWebinarS2

#LFWebinarSeries