Cholera Kills 7 Children In C/River, Says DG
Director General, Cross River state Primary Healthcare Care Agency Janet Ekpenyong, has confirmed the death of seven children from cholera in the...
Health Financing: Ministry, Cislac Urge Tax Hike For Tobacco As Source...
The Federal Ministry of Health, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre and other partners has canvassed for hike in tobacco taxation as a...
Covid-19: North Korea Reports 21 New Deaths As It Battles Outbreak
North Korea announced 21 new fever deaths Saturday and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, two days...
FCT Minister Visits People With Special Needs, Children With Autism
The FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello has paid a surprise visit to Brain Bloom Center Apo, Abuja, a center dedicated to the...
Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records Four New Deaths, As Toll Hits 127
Nigeria’s death toll from Lassa fever has risen to 127 after four more infected patients lost the battle to the disease.
FCT Minister Debunk Rumors To Shut Down Garki District Hospital
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said that the FCT Administration has no plans whatsoever to shut down the Garki...
FG Places Emphasis On Advancing Health Of Nigerians- Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the Federal Government has placed great emphasis on advancing the health of all Nigerians.
Lassa Fever: Disease Outbreak Kills 98 In 2 Months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC in its latest epidemiological report says Lassa fever has killed 98 persons in 15 states...
We’re Not Recruiting, FCT Hospital Board Cautions
The Federa Capital Terrtory, FCT, Hospital Management Board has disowned a post currently trending on social media claiming that it is receiving...
Cameroon: 32 Dead In Cholera Outbreak
Thirty-two people have died in an outbreak of cholera in the central- western African state of Cameroon.
The water-borne...
Female Genital Mutilation: UNICEF Says Nigeria Ranks 3rd Highest Globally
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says with an estimated 19.9 million survivors, Nigeria accounts for the third-highest number of women and...
Lassa Fever: Centre Says Outbreak Killed 40 Nigerians In January
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC says Lassa fever outbreak claimed 40 lives January.
NCDC in a situation...
Diseases: KDSG Confirms Cholera Kills 175 In 2021
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed 175 people died of cholera across the 23 Local Government Areas in 2021.
World Day: Health Minister Says Leprosy Cases Drop From 7,827 To...
The Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire says the number of new leprosy cases detected annually has dropped from 7,827 in 1994 to...
Remunerations: Resident Doctors Ask Federal Government To Their Salary Arrears, Training...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD has pleaded with the Federal Government to accelerate action on payment of omitted 2020 Medical...
Lassa Fever: Nigeria Moves To Contain Rising Cases
Nigeria has set up an emergency response centre to contain rising cases of Lassa fever after 26 people were killed in the...
NNPC To Deduct 127bn From FAAC, Plans $5bn Afrieximbank Loan
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited Mele Kyari says the agency is was working with AfrieximBank...
Sickle Cell: Organisations, Experts Canvass More Interventions In Nigeria
A Non-Governmental Organisations, NGO Sickle Cell-based and healthcare providers have advocated for increased government interventions in the management of Sickle Cell Disease,...
Lassa Fever: Federal Government Intensifies Efforts To Curtail Outbreak
The Federal Government has strengthened activities on environmental health and sanitation response to Lassa fever outbreak in the country.
Lassa Fever: Two Confirmed Dead As Disease Ravages Oyo Communities
At least, two persons were confirmed dead due to Lassa Fever, while many have been hospitalized at the State General Hospital at...
