According to the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), there is a spike in HIV infections in Nigeria. The agency made this conclusion after it conducted a recent study and according to the
The state Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja disclosed that at least sixty persons lost have their lives following the outbreak of cholera in the state , on Saturday during the 2021 Annual General Meeting of
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has confirmed 15 cases of Monkeypox and registered 59 suspected cases of the disease in Nigeria. NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this on Tuesday, July
At least seven people have been killed following a Cholera outbreak in New Artisan Livestock Market, Enugu State. A statement on Friday by the State Commissioner for Health, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi, said 19 sick persons
The outbreak of cholera is beginning to hit core points as Plateau State Government fear for it citizen’s welfare, stating that no fewer than 17 persons had died of the illness in the state. Briefing
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has alerted its residents to observe safety measures owing to the upsurge in the spread of cholera in the city. Abubakar Sani, the spokesman for the FCT Minister, Mohammad
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, told journalists after the meeting in Abuja that members of the Joint Health Care Workers Union (JOHESU) and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) needed time to harmonize
On Tuesday, the Beijing’s National Health Commission (NHC) said that a 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers imported from Mexico. In a public alert issued on Monday, NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye,
Fifty-six people are hospitalized in Kano State after contracting a strange disease that causes vomiting and urination. According to Daily Trust the outbreak has spread to at least six areas in Gwangwan village in Rogo
Prof Mohammed Sambo, The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) disclosed the plans of the government at the flag-off of enrollment of beneficiaries of BHPF in Jigawa State. The Federal Government says
UK stops Enrollment of doctors and nurses from Nigeria and 46 other countries. The United Kingdom government as confirmed in its updated Code of practice has suspended the recruitment of health and care workers from
Tension as Over 40 People Gets Leprosy in 2 weeks. The Centre for Leprosy in Alushi village Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State recently recorded 170 new cases. An investigation by The Punch revealed
Cholera Outbreak: 14 Confirmed Dead In Benue. In Agatu Local Government Area and Abinse, a riverine community in Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State, fourteen persons have been confirmed dead from Cholera outbreak. This is
Iran Rejects US, UK-Made COVID-19 Vaccines. The Iranian supreme leader on Friday had banned the import of American and British-produced vaccines against COVID-19, saying they were “completely untrustworthy”. “Importing vaccines made in the US or