Health

652 children dead as malnutrition crisis worsens in northern Nigeria

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has sounded the alarm over an escalating malnutrition crisis in…

9 months ago

Doctors to FG: Address our demands or risk industrial action

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has put its planned nationwide strike on hold, giving the federal government until Saturday to…

9 months ago

Cholera outbreak kills 12, infects over 230 in Niger

A cholera outbreak has struck parts of Niger State, claiming at least 12 lives and hospitalising over 236 people across…

9 months ago

Kaduna vaccinates 754,304 girls, launches campaign against cervical cancer, malnutrition

The Kaduna State Government has launched the ‘Girl Effect Oya Campaign’ to intensify efforts against cervical cancer and adolescent malnutrition…

9 months ago

Fresh polio variant cases hit Kano, UNICEF raises the alarm over child welfare

Kano State has recorded three new cases of Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (cVDPV), reigniting concerns about child health and immunization coverage…

9 months ago

Nigerian doctors threaten nationwide strike

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has announced plans to embark on a nationwide strike beginning Thursday, July 25, if the…

9 months ago

Over 40,000 children affected by malaria in Kogi

The Malaria Consortium has reported that 40,678 confirmed malaria cases were recorded among children under the age of five in…

9 months ago

Counterfeit drugs worth N1.3bn seized at Kano pharmaceutical hub

Authorities at the Kano Pharmaceutical Coordinated Wholesale Centre (KPP-CWC) have seized counterfeit and substandard drugs valued at N1.3 billion, marking…

9 months ago

Uba Sani applauds Kaduna-WHO partnership for boosting healthcare delivery

Governor Uba Sani has hailed the collaboration between the Kaduna State Government and the World Health Organization (WHO), describing it…

9 months ago

Nigeria targets $10bn pharma boom, seeks medicine security

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has announced a major push to transform the nation’s pharmaceutical industry into…

9 months ago

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