Health

Sokoto begins distribution of 3.1m nets to prevent malaria

By Umar Adam, Sokoto The Senior Media Programme Officer of USAID's Breakthrough-Action Nigeria, Mrs Fatima Shehu, says no fewer than…

4 years ago

NCDC confirms 8 new Lassa fever cases as death toll hits 171

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded eight additional Lassa fever infections and one death between…

4 years ago

Teaching Hospital seizes 12-year-old’s corpse over N400,000 bill

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has held on to the corpse of a 12-year-old girl, Glory Ekeleyede, over the…

4 years ago

Anxiety as doctors express concerns over Queen’s health

Doctors have expressed concerns over the health of the Queen. The Queen is now under medical supervision at Balmoral, Buckingham…

4 years ago

Kaduna govt reviews health strategic plan to improve service delivery

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health, on Thursday, began a three-day meeting to review its Health Sector Strategic Plan, 2018-2022,…

4 years ago

First Bank empowers 150 VVF patients in Kano

First Bank has empowered 100 Visico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) patients and sponsored Obstetric Fistula Repair for 50 patients at Murtala…

4 years ago

UN: Nigeria must invest more in education, health for sustainable goals

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mathias Schmale, has said Nigeria needs to increase investment in basic…

4 years ago

COVID vaccine: Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement

Pharmaceutical giant, Moderna, on Friday sued Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech for patent infringement in the development first COVID-19…

4 years ago

Kaduna moves to combat malnutrition with “Kwash Pap”

Kaduna State is poised to fight malnutrition by feeding affected children with “Kwash Pap”, a combination of soybeans, groundnuts, locust…

4 years ago

CAN, JNI back ANRiN’s nutrition project in Nigeria

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) have vowed to support and influence the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project, to meet…

4 years ago

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