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News Nigeria » Niger » Health: Flooding - Ncdc Warns of Possible Disease Outbreaks in Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, 7 Others

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Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory, warning of a heightened risk of cholera and other disease outbreaks following forecast flooding in ...

News Nigeria » Niger » Health: Meningitis epidemic strikes Nigeria, Niger

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Published on: Sunday 31 August 2025

More than 200 people have died of meningitis in the past week alone in Niger and Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. The disease is an epidemic in 76 areas of the two countries, the ...

News Nigeria » Niger » Health: Nigeria joins Chad, Niger Republic, others to fight polio in Chad Basin

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Published on: Friday 18 April 2025

Nigeria has joined Cameroon, Chad, Niger Republic and the Central African Republic (CAR) to launch a synchronised vaccination campaign in a major push to eliminate the circulating variant poliovirus ...

News Nigeria » Niger » Health: Niger health commissioner urges workers to tackle poor survey indicators

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Published on: Friday 06 February 2026

Niger State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Muhammad Murtala Bagana, has urged health practitioners to address the state’s declining health indices, following its performance in the 2024 Nigeria ...

News Nigeria » Niger » Health: Bill Gates commends Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger healthcare, calls on Nigeria to step up

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Published on: Friday 13 June 2025

The health systems in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have not been affected by the military coups, said US billionaire Bill Gates, adding that northern Nigeria still has one of the lowest vaccination ...

News Nigeria » Niger » Health: Coronavirus - Niger: Minister of Health of Niger on keeping COVID-19 cases low

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Published on: Saturday 17 August 2024

Niger has witnessed a decline in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks following a surge. Public Health Minister Hon. Botto Ahmet explains what it took to cut back infections and the efforts being ...

News Nigeria » Niger » Health: Nigeria violence sees 23,000 refugees flee into Niger in last month alone

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/in/news/briefing-notes/nigeria-violence-sees-23-000-refugees-flee-niger-last-month-alone

Published on: Monday 11 May 2020

Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and security in Niger last month (April). This takes the total number of refugees fleeing that part ...

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