Health

Diphtheria outbreak: Katsina teaching hospital struggles with overcrowding

The Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Katsina, is struggling to cope with a surge in suspected and confirmed diphtheria cases as…

3 weeks ago

Poor conditions forcing Nigerian doctors abroad — NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says many doctors who would prefer to practise in Nigeria are being pushed abroad by…

3 weeks ago

Resident doctors demand urgent action on LAUTECH manpower gap

Resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have raised concerns over a shortage…

3 weeks ago

FG sends 500,000 diphtheria vaccines to Kano, Katsina

The Federal Government has supplied 500,000 doses of diphtheria vaccines to Kano and Katsina states as part of measures to…

3 weeks ago

NMA urges FG to implement 65 retirement age for health workers

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to urgently implement the retirement age of 65 years for…

3 weeks ago

UN chief seeks $1.1bn to fight Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for an additional $1.1 billion to support the international response to the Ebola…

4 weeks ago

Governor orders probe into diversion of hospital equipment donated by Nasarawa lawmaker

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has directed the Commissioner for Health to investigate the alleged diversion of equipment donated to…

4 weeks ago

14 infants killed in Pakistan hospital fire

Fourteen infants have died after a fire swept through a maternity ward at Pakistan’s premier public hospital in Islamabad, triggering…

4 weeks ago

Diphtheria outbreak kills over 50 children in Kano

The Kano State House of Assembly has called for urgent government intervention following a diphtheria outbreak that has reportedly killed…

4 weeks ago

Benue earmarks N294.5m to fight malaria

The Benue State Government has approved N294.53 million as counterpart funding for the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign across…

4 weeks ago

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