Do not let down your guard against #COVID19 🚫.

If you have symptoms such as a sudden loss of taste or smell, difficulty breathing, or fever, please visit a sample collection site close to you to conduct a test.

#TakeResponsibility to protect yourself and loved ones.

Severe disease, admissions and deaths disproportionately affect the unvaccinated & those with risk factors i.e., older people, people with underlying health conditions and the immunocompromised.

#GetVaccinated against #COVID19 to stay safe and healthy.

#TakeResponsibility

#COVID19 can affect anyone.

Let us all #TakeResponsibility to limit the risk of infection among all ages.

✅ #GetVaccinated
✅ #WearAMask in crowded places
✅Wash your hands frequently
✅ Cough/sneeze into your elbow
✅Visit a healthcare facility when sick

#StaySafe

Pre-departure & post-arrival #COVID19 PCR test requirements for all inbound travellers to Nigeria have been suspended

A simplified Health Declaration (non-covid-19 specific) shall be completed by all passengers on arrival in Nigeria.

🔗PSC-COVID-19 Update
https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/media/files/Press_Release_-_Relaxation_of_COVID-19_Rules_Ako_221212_210142.pdf

Pre-departure & post-arrival #COVID19 PCR test requirements for all inbound travellers to Nigeria have been suspended

A simplified Health Declaration (non-covid-19 specific) shall be completed by all passengers on arrival in Nigeria.

The #COVID19 pandemic is being driven by evolving variants with implications on virus transmissibility, host immunity, & disease severity

This PLOS ONE publication assesses the implication of #COVID19 variants-associated outbreaks in a tertiary institution in North-Central Nigeria

🔗Read via
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0280756

A clean environment helps to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Practice proper environmental hygiene at all times to prevent the spread of diseases such as #LassaFever, #Cholera, #COVID19 and #YellowFever.

#COVID19 is still a health threat

If you are experiencing symptoms associated with #COVID19, visit the nearest testing centre close to you for diagnosis & treatment

#GetVaccinated, the vaccine protects you from severe illness, hospitalisation & death

#TakeResponsibility

Severe disease, admissions and deaths disproportionately affect the unvaccinated and those with risk factors i.e., older people, people with underlying health conditions and the immunocompromised.

#GetVaccinated against #COVID19 to stay safe and healthy.

#TakeResponsibility

Keep a safe distance from anyone showing symptoms of a respiratory illness to limit the risk of #COVID19 infection.

Remember to:
☑️Get vaccinated
☑️Get tested if you notice #COVID19-associated symptoms

#TakeResponsibility

Clean Hands is Key!

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to reduce the spread of infectious diseases like #LassaFever, #COVID19 and #Cholera.

Encourage the practice of regular hand washing with soap and running water among your family and friends to stay healthy.

#COVID19 vaccines provide protection against severe illness and death due to infection by helping the body develop immunity to the virus.

One person’s choice to get vaccinated could lead to saving many more lives.

Visit a vaccination site close to you to #GetVaccinated: https://nphcda.vaccination.gov.ng/vaccination-sites

#WorldImmunisationWeek

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The threat of #COVID19 remains within countries, particularly for high-risk groups

Our Head of Communications, @ywoga was live on @thetrusttv to discuss the de-escalation of Nigeria's #COVID19 response & our integrated disease surveillance strategy

🔗https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTNBYmOsjI&feature=youtu.be

COMING UP📣

Join DG @IfedayoTiffy live on NTA International as he discusses:

#COVID19 Pandemic: Integrated Disease Surveillance Strategy

📆TODAY 20th May
📺NTAi (DSTv ch 251 GOTv ch 114)
⏰4:30 pm (WAT)

Despite the reduced perception of risk, #COVID19 remains a public health threat.

Get tested if you observe symptoms associated with #COVID19.

Get #vaccinated to reduce your risk of severe illness and death.

#TakeResponsibility

The #COVID19 pandemic exposed gaps in health equity globally and nationally.

This #JEENigeria2023 process using the #JEE 3.0 tool will help us assess how far Nigeria has come over the last 5 years as well as identify new areas for improvement considering evolving national and global threats.

📜STATEMENT

The NCDC’s COVID-19 Technical Working Group is closely monitoring the local, regional, continental, and global epidemiology of #COVID19 including emerging variants.

Read our official statement on the new #COVID19 subvariants to stay updated

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https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/493/official-statement-on-the-new-covid-19-subvariants

Recent global health events including the #COVID19 pandemic and #mpox outbreak, are examples of diseases emerging as a result of close contact between animals and people.

#OneHealth approach recognises the close connection between the health of people, animals, and the environment and the role this connection plays in the spread of diseases.

#OneHealthNigeria
#OneHealthDay2023

Fighting emerging disease threats like #COVID19 requires #OneHealth collaboration across the human health, animal health, and environmental spectrum.

No one person, organisation, or sector alone can effectively address diseases at the human-animal-environment interface.

#OneHealthNigeria
#OneHealthDay2023

The #COVID19 pandemic caused a global and national decline in immunisation coverage.

While more than 4 million more children were vaccinated globally in 2022 compared to 2021, there were still 20 million children who missed out on one or more of their vaccines.

Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre to get their children/wards up to date with their vaccination.

#WorldImmunisationWeek