ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a sharp rise in Lassa fever cases, with 127 deaths confirmed across 18...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the wake of massive cuts in US funding, the World Health Organization (WHO) today called on global health leaders, donors, and policymakers to...
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ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it evacuated over 100 truckloads of substandard, falsified, and banned medicines and narcotics...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Benue State Government has officially declared a Lassa fever outbreak after confirming three deaths from five confirmed cases, amidst 40 suspected cases. The...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a significant rise in Lassa fever cases, with 80 deaths and 413 confirmed...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Federal Government has announced plans to retain 28,000 health workers whose salaries were previously covered by the United States Agency for International Development...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday uncovered a major operation depot dealing in expired and falsified drugs...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sokoto State has issued a stern warning to parents resisting polio immunisation, stressing that non-compliance will not be tolerated in the state’s fight to...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Nigeria’s improved healthcare sector is attracting patients from across Africa and even the United States (U.S.A.) and the United Kingdom (UK), the Coordinating Minister...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A team from Doctors Without Borders dons protective clothing and equipment as they prepare to treat Ebola patients in an isolation ward of Mbandaka...
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ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Edo has recorded 56 Lassa fever cases and eight deaths between Dec. 30, 2024 and January 2025, says the Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently sealed a warehouse in Kaduna for storing expired food and cosmetic products...
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Rivers State Government yesterday confirmed the death of nine persons in two local government areas from an outbreak of cholera. Commissioner for Health,...
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