Covid-19: Nigeria Records 859 Infections, Two Deaths On Monday
859 persons have caught the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria on Monday. The country also lost two persons to the virus on the same day.The...
Disease Control: FG Reviews Surveillance Guidelines
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, says the centre is reviewing the technical
guidelines for Nigeria’s Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy,
alongside...
United Arab Emirates Confirms First Cases Of Novel Coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that several members of a family that travelled to the country from the Chinese city of Wuhan have...
COVID 19:144 Health Workers Test Positive In Kaduna – Official
The Director, Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Iliyasu Neyu, said No fewer than 144 health workers have tested positive in Kaduna State since April 2020.Speaking...
AU Meeting: Buhari Departs For Equatorial Guinea
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed for the African Union, AU, meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the...
HIV/AID: 44,000 Nigerian Drug Users Who Share Needles Responsible For Spread...
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA says over 44,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes in groups while ingesting...
We Have Found COVID-19 Cure – President Rajoelina
It is said that days after US President Donald Trump suggested using disinfectant to combat the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina...
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.Minister of State for Environment Sharon...
Cholera: NCDC To Submit Vaccination Request To ICG, GTFCC, NPHCDA
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC is to submit a cholera vaccination request to the International Coordinating Group ICG and the Global Task...
52.7m Nigerians Lack Access To Water Supply- Minister
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu,
says 52.7 million Nigerians have no access to water supply in the country.Adamu disclosed this while delivering...
Health Sector: FG Affirms Commitment To Disability Inclusion In Quality Care...
The Federal Government has affirmed and reiterated its commitment to promote disability inclusivity in its healthcare services through actionable policy documents for implementation.The Honourable...
World Anaesthesia Day: Stakeholders Seeks Safer Medication Practices
The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists has advocated for safer medication practices to reduce risk of errors and deaths during the administration of drugs.The Association...
Food Security: ECOWAS To Implement Bio-Safety Regulations
Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS is to implement bio-safety regulations aimed at ensuring safe practices in the agriculture sector in line with...
Marburg Virus: Nigeria At Low Risk, Says NCDC
Nigeria is at low odds of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, the FederalGovernment disclosed on Friday.Marburg, a highly dangerous pathogen that causes haemorrhagic...
Infant Mortality: Initiative Says Nigeria Can Prevent 13% Of Death Of...
The Technical Advisor, Policy and Advocacy, Alive, Thrive, Toyin Adewale-Gabriel, says if ninety per cent of mothers can practice exclusively breastfeeding, not less than...
Curbing Malaria: Federal Government To Focus On Lessons From Sunmap 2
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to focus on the lessons learnt from the just concluded Support to National Malaria Program Phase 11...
Malaria Eradication: USAID Advocates Behavioural Change
The United States Agency for International Development through Breakthrough Action, one of its sponsored programmes, has advocated for social behavioural change in eradicating malaria.
The...
HIV/AIDS: Federal Government Reaffirms Commitment To Global Fund
The Federal Ministry of Health has
reaffirmed its commitment to contributing to the Global Fund for the Management
of HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.The National Coordinator, National
AIDS,...
River Blindness: Expert Says 48m Nigerians At Risk Of Contracting Disease
An Ophthalmologist, Valentina Ideh, has raised the alarm that
about 40 million Nigerians are at risk of contracting river blindness in the
country.Valentina, who lectures...
World Polio Day: Kwara Records Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus
A health expert, Michael Oguntoye, said a new case of circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus CVDPV had been recorded in a child at Kaiama Local...
