🚨 Stop Cholera – Protect Your Health!

Cholera is a serious disease that can kill within hours if not treated quickly.
It spreads mainly through contaminated water 💧

💧 Protect yourself and your family:
✅ Always drink safe water – boil or treat before use
✅ Store water in clean, covered containers
✅ Wash hands regularly with soap and clean water

⚠️ Watch out for the signs:
Sudden watery stool (diarrhoea) is the most common symptom.

📌Seek medical help immediately if symptoms surfaces.

Together, we can stop cholera and keep our communities safe. 💪

#HealthyLiving #PublicHealth #NCDCNigeria #CholeraPrevention

Last Friday, the National One Health Technical Committee (NOHTC) brought together key stakeholders across human, animal, and environmental health to:

✅ Review progress on previous action points
✅ Share updates on ongoing programmes and current outbreaks
✅ Align strategies to strengthen Nigeria’s health security through coordinated, multisectoral action

Together, we’re advancing a resilient, data-driven OneHealth system for prevention, preparedness, and response.

#HealthSecurity #NCDCNigeria #PublicHealth #OneHealth

🚨 Know the Signs/symptoms of Diphtheria!

➡️Fever
➡️Sore throat
➡️Red eyes
➡️Runny nose
➡️Cough and neck swelling could be warning signs.

❗️In severe cases, symptoms like thick grey or white patches in the throat causing breathing difficulty may occur.
🛡️ Early detection saves lives — seek medical help immediately!

#StaySafe #NCDCNigeria #PublicHealth

#Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that spreads through coughing, sneezing, and close contact. It often starts with fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes, followed by a distinctive skin rash that spreads across the body.

👀 Watch out for these key symptoms:
✅ Fever
✅ Persistent cough
✅ Conjunctivitis (red, watery eyes)
✅ Runny nose
✅ Fatigue and muscle aches
✅ Loss of appetite
✅ Skin rashes

💉 Prevention is key!
🛡️ Protect yourself, your family, and your community. Get vaccinated today!


#StopMeasles #PublicHealth #NCDCNigeria.

#Ebola doesn’t spread through the air, it spreads through contact!
Avoid direct contact with:

➡️ Blood or body fluids of an infected person
➡️Contaminated objects or medical tools
➡️ Infected animals or bushmeats.

⚠️If you feel unwell after contact, report to a healthcare facility immediately.

Stay alert, Stay safe!

#NCDCNigeria #EbolaPrevention #PublicHealth #StayInformed

#WellnessWednesday: The Power of Hydration

Water is more than just a thirst quencher, it's essential for energy, brain function, digestion, toxin removal, and overall physical performance.
✔️Make hydration a daily priority for a healthier, stronger you.



#WellnessWednesday #StayHydrated #HealthyLiving #NCDCNigeria #PublicHealth

#WorldAIDSDay 2025

Today, we join the global community to commemorate World AIDS Day, a time to honour progress, reflect on persisting challenges, and strengthen our commitment to ending HIV as a public health threat.

This year’s theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response,” highlights the need for resilient, innovative, and people-centred health systems. At NCDC, we remain dedicated to supporting integrated services, reducing stigma, advancing data-driven interventions, and promoting regular testing and early treatment.

Together, we can build a future where disruptions do not slow progress and where everyone has access to the care they need to live healthy, empowered lives.

📌 Learn more about HIV/AIDS in the attached resource.

#WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025 #EndAIDS #NCDCNigeria #PublicHealth

Today, we join the global community in commemorating #WorldCancerDay.

Under the 2026 campaign theme, “United by Unique,” we acknowledge that every cancer journey is different and requires empathy, understanding, and tailored support.

By strengthening prevention efforts, promoting early detection, and improving early access to quality services we can collectively reduce the burden of cancer.

Together, we can make a difference!!

#WorldCancerDay #NCDCNigeria #PublicHealth

🦠#Mpox is a viral disease that spreads through close contact with infected persons, animals, or contaminated materials.

Common symptoms includes:
☑️ Fever
☑️Headache
☑️Muscle aches
☑️Skin rashes.

⚠️Early recognition and prompt care are key to preventing further spread.

Stay informed. Stay protected.


#MpoxAwareness #PublicHealth #NCDCNigeria

⚠️ #Diphtheria is preventable, yet remains dangerous.

It is a serious bacterial infection that spreads through close contact with infected persons, droplets released during coughing or sneezing, and contact with contaminated surfaces.

Protect yourself and your loved ones by:
✔️ Practicing good hygiene
✔️ Avoiding close contact with infected persons
✔️ Staying up to date with recommended vaccinations

Early detection save lives!

#DiphtheriaAwareness #PublicHealth #DiseasePrevention #NCDCNigeria