Health

Africa records Mpox cases decline as cholera outbreak spreads

One year after the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, Africa has achieved significant…

Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak kills 40

At least 40 people have died in Sudan’s Darfur region in the country’s worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without…

FG vows to pay doctors’ seven months arrears amid strike threat

The federal government has assured medical doctors and other healthcare workers that their seven months' salary arrears will be paid…

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Lagos doctors threaten indefinite strike over ‘illegal’ salary deductions

The Nigerian Medical Association in Lagos State has issued a stern warning…

Half of Kano’s children stunted by malnutrition — UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund has expressed deep concern over the nutritional…

Kaduna launches monkeypox vaccination campaign in high-risk LGs

The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board has announced plans to roll out…

Health insurance: 190m Nigerians remain uninsured — Providers

The Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, has raised alarm…

Strike: 90% of demands have no financial implications – Nurses

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has revealed that 90…

Global liver cancer cases to nearly double by 2050 — Research

A new study published in The Lancet medical journal warns that liver…

Nine Nigerians die hourly from Malaria — Health report

Nigeria faces a severe malaria crisis, with nine citizens dying every hour…

Eight babies born in UK using three-parent DNA

In a historic medical breakthrough, eight babies have been born in the…

Five states account for 91% of Lassa Fever cases — NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that five…

Red Cross warns Nigerians against misuse of emblem

The International Committee of the Red Cross has raised alarm over the…

NAFDAC denies unconditional reopening of drug markets

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has dismissed…

FG to end Nigeria’s dependence on imported medicines – Health minister

Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has…

Aiyedatiwa approves rehabilitation of 102 Ondo health centres

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the rehabilitation of 102 primary…

Kebbi resolves heath crisis, recruits 890 medical staff

The Kebbi State Government has announced that Governor Nasir Idris's recruitment of…

‘Cancer touches us all’, Biden breaks silence after diagnosis

Former United States President Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude for the…