The Benue State Government has reported a rise in suspected cases of Lassa fever, with health authorities confirming ongoing efforts to contain the outbreak. The Commissioner...
Argentina has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization, its foreign minister confirmed, following a similar move earlier this year by the United States. The decision...
Dr Emelda Chukwu, a Senior Researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Monday raised concerns over the growing high-level resistance to third-generation antibiotics...
The World Health Organisation has praised the successful completion of Stream 2 of Enugu State’s Measles–Rubella Integrated Campaign, which succeeded in vaccinating more than 2.1 million...
The Nigerian government, through the Federal Ministry of Health, has directed the immediate disengagement of directors who have spent eight years or more in the directorate...
Brazil’s Butantan Institute began vaccinating primary healthcare professionals against dengue, marking the first vaccine with fully Brazilian technology and the first in the world designed for...
The National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission (NSWIC) has approved an upward review of the uniform allowance for nurses under Federal Government employment from N20,000 to...
About 2,000 newly qualified medical doctors in Nigeria are unable to secure housemanship placements every year due to limited capacity in the existing centralised system, the...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has decried the joint ultimatum given by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the ongoing...
The Kano State Government has projected that between 600,000 and 700,000 babies will be born in the state in 2026, raising fresh concerns over pressure on...