The Osun state government has through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), launched a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment surge initiative. The HIV treatment...
The Federal Government has on Wednesday commenced an online registration of medical laboratories in Nigeria to enhance service delivery in the country. The Registrar of the...
The Anambra government has revealed that detected more than 8,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases in the state in 2022. At an address on Friday to mark the...
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says 78 million children in Nigeria are at the risk of three water-related threats. UNICEF listed the threats to include...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 389 cases of diphtheria have been confirmed in six states. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria and 54 other countries in its health workforce support and safeguard list are struggling with personnel shortages. The organisation...
The federal government has asked states to develop emergency preparedness and response plans ahead of the rainy season to prevent probable cases of cholera. Elizabeth Ugoh,...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NBA) has lamented the killing of Elomba Ansalem, a doctor, in Anambra state. In a statement on Wednesday, Jane Ezeonu, chairperson of...
The Jigawa ministry of health has disclosed that 38 people have died as a result of a cerebro spinal meningitis (CSM) outbreak in seven LGAs of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 216 diphtheria cases from Kano, Yobe, Lagos, and Osun states. This is even as the death...