Did You Know: #Meningitis is a top cause of acquired deafness in children?

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Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre close to them to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.

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#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

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#Measles infection can lead to complications, especially in young children & those with weakened immune systems.

Ensure the completion of routine immunisation for your children or wards to keep them safe and #healthy.

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#Vaccines are the best defence against #measles.

Ensure to get your child or ward vaccinated with the two doses of the #measles vaccine to protect them from infection.

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Did You Know: #Meningitis is a top cause of acquired deafness in children?

Get them vaccinated! Meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable!

Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre close to them to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.

#TakeResponsibility

Protect your loved ones!

#Meningitis can strike fast, but you can act faster.

Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.

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#Lassafever infection can be prevented with the right measures in place.

To prevent the spread of #Lassafever:
➡️Practice good hygiene
➡️Maintain a clean environment
➡️Block all holes in your house to prevent entry of rodents
➡️ Ensure proper disposal of garbage

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#Diphtheria is primarily controlled by maintaining widespread immunity through vaccination.

Healthcare workers with the risk of exposure to diphtheria patients should ensure to get vaccinated for their protection.

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Ensuring food hygiene and safety is key in the prevention of #LassaFever.

➡️Store food in tightly closed containers
➡️Ensure proper hygiene in the preparation and consumption of food.
➡️Do not eat foods that have come in contact with rats

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#Measles is not just a rash.

Routine immunisation must remain a priority for parents and caregivers.

#TakeResponsibility to prevent the spread of such as #Measles.

Know the symptoms of #Mpox.

Visit a healthcare facility close to you for accurate diagnosis and treatment when you observe any symptoms associated with #mpox.

Do not self-medicate!

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#LassaFever spreads through direct or indirect contact with infected rodents.

Ensure you keep your environment clean at all times to prevent the infestation of rats in your homes and communities.

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#Cholera is a waterborne disease, with a higher risk of spread when there is poor sanitation and disruption of clean water supply.

Practice and ensure the use of safe water in your homes and communities.

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People of all age groups who come in contact with the urine, faeces, saliva, or blood of rats or infected persons are at risk of getting infected with #LassaFever.

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🪤Use traps, rat gums to get rid of rats in the house
👐🏽Do not touch rats, dead or alive with your bare hands
🐀Avoid eating food/fruits eaten by rats

Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals are most at risk of getting infected with #diphtheria.

Visit a primary healthcare facility to get vaccinated if you're unsure of your vaccination status.

#Diphtheria is largely vaccine-preventable.

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You can reduce your risk of getting infected with #Lassafever by preventing the entry of rodents into your homes.

Ensure you:
➡️Maintain a clean environment
➡️Block all holes in your house to discourage entry of rodents
➡️ Dispose of garbage properly

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Blocked drainage systems could lead to contamination of safe water sources and increase the risk of #cholera infection.

Play your part to limit the risk:
❌Stop dumping refuse in drainages
✅Clear blocked drainages in and around your homes
✅Ensure proper clearing of sewage

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#Meningitis is a top cause of acquired deafness in children.

Get them vaccinated! Meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable!

Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre close to them to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.

#TakeResponsibility

Bacterial meningitis leaves 1 in 5 people with disabilities such as hearing loss, brain damage and limb loss.

But meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable!

Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.

#TakeResponsibility

The overall goal of Infection Prevention & Control is to maintain an environment of care that minimises risks of infection for patients, staff & visitors

This #IPC guideline for viral haemorrhagic fevers must be practised by all #HCWs in public & private primary, secondary & tertiary healthcare facilities.

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https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/341_1707300274.pdf
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