The Ugandan health ministry has said the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country has risen from three to nine. Recall that the East African...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that the country is still battling a significant diphtheria outbreak, with 41,336 suspected cases recorded...
Following the fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in collaboration with relevant ministries, departments,...
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, said only 6,000 consultants are left in the country. MDCAN President, Prof. Muhammad Mohammad, said this on...
Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has expressed dismay over announcement by the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The...
Benue State government has confirmed three persons dead among 12 cases of suspected Lassa fever within one week. Dr Yanmar Ortese, the state’s Commissioner for Health...
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD FCTA, has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike...
Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of mpox since the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its highest alert level for the potentially deadly viral...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the risk of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the country is moderate. HMPV, which was first reported in...
The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the...