health

Mysterious flu-like disease kills 79 in DR Congo

An unknown disease with flu-like symptoms has claimed at least 79 lives in Kwango…

Cross River reports 117 suspected mpox cases, confirms 14

The Cross River State Ministry of Health has reported 117 suspected and 14 confirmed…

Plateau records 2,270 HIV cases, 581 deaths in 2023

The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, has revealed that the state…

NAFDAC warns frozen food sellers against illegal products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cautioned frozen food…

NAFDAC raises alarm on fake anti-malaria drugs in circulation

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised an alert…

NAFDAC seizes ₦300m worth of fake drugs in Lagos

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has confiscated counterfeit medicines…

UNICEF gives Yobe 720,000ltrs oxygen plant to reduce child deaths

The United Nations Children’s Fund has handed over an oxygen plant with a daily…

1.6m Nigerians with HIV now on treatment– NACA

The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr. Temitope…

Cholera claims 25 as 1,160 cases treated in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Ministry of Health has confirmed 25 deaths and treated 1,160 cases…

One million newborns die in Nigeria annually – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund has revealed that about one million newborns die in…

Africa CDC endorses Morocco’s Mpox PRC test

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed a real-time PCR test…

FG, USAID partner to develop African-tailored HIV vaccine

The Federal Government and the United States Agency for International Development, have launched the…

Nigeria, eight other countries to receive 899,000 Mpox vaccines

The Access and Allocation Mechanism for Mpox has allocated 899,000 vaccine doses to nine…

Mpox: Africa CDC allocates vacccine doses to Nigeria, others

The Access and Allocation Mechanism for Mpox has allocated 899,000 vaccine doses to nine…

Assault: Yusuf begs Kano doctors to end strike

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has called on the Nigerian Medical Association to end…