Health

CDC, WHO launch plan to eliminate cholera in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region, in partnership…

10 months ago

UNICEF: 420,000 Nigerian children at risk of dying from malnutrition in 2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm that 420,000 Nigerian children could die this year from severe acute…

10 months ago

NCDC raises the alarm as Lassa fever fatality rate climbs to 18.6%

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has expressed concern over the rising fatality rate of Lassa fever,…

10 months ago

Rivers anti-quackery committee shuts six illegal health facilities

The Rivers State Interprofessional Anti-Quackery Committee has sealed six unauthorized health facilities across the state as part of its crackdown…

10 months ago

Lagos doctors threaten strike over withheld salaries

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike, citing the…

10 months ago

House of Reps hails Kaduna over health sector investment

The Kaduna State Government has received commendation from the House of Representatives Committee on Health Services for consistently allocating over…

10 months ago

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on fake Cowbell milk

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about the counterfeit Cowbell ‘Our Milk’…

10 months ago

PCN shuts 486 pharmacy outlets in Niger

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 486 pharmaceutical premises in Niger State over regulatory violations. Dr. Suleiman Ciroma,…

10 months ago

Antibiotic resistance could claim 10m lives annually by 2050 – WAP

World Animal Protection (WAP), an international organisation, has warned that antibiotic resistance could cause up to 10 million deaths globally…

10 months ago

Doctors raise the alarm over worsening cholera outbreak in Zamfara

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised concern over the escalating cholera outbreak in Zamfara State, where more than…

10 months ago

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