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Teenage pregnancy common among girls from low-income backgrounds – Report
Around 15% of Nigerian girls aged 15-19 have experienced pregnancy, according to the Nigeria…
NAFDAC launches breast milk substitute committees nationwide
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has set up Breast…
Nurses not qualified to handle fertility treatments, AFRH president warns
The President of the Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health, Professor Preye Fiebai, has…
Health workers to begin seven-day warning strike
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals have announced a…
NAFDAC shuts down Abuja eatery over poor hygiene
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday sealed an…
McDonald’s burgers linked to E. Coli outbreak in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwiches…
Katsina shuts down all private health training schools
The Katsina State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all private health training…
FCT launches cholera emergency operations centre
The Federal Capital Territory has activated its Cholera Emergency Operations Centre after confirming 11…
Nigeria to receive first shipment of malaria vaccines
Nigeria is set to receive its first shipment of malaria vaccines on Thursday, a…
Mpox: NCDC confirms 94 cases, infection hits 25 states, FCT
Mpox has now spread to 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory, affecting 63…
NCDC report lassa fever cases spike in Ondo, Edo
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a rise in Lassa…
NCDC confirms 1,018 lassa fever cases, 172 deaths in 2024
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 1,018 cases of Lassa…
Japa: FG launches programme to bring back healthcare experts
The Federal Government has introduced the Nigerian Health Professionals in Diaspora Plus Engagement Programme…
Ondo health workers threaten strike over poor working conditions
Health workers in Ondo State have given the state government a 15-day ultimatum to…
75% of new HIV infections among adolescents are in girls – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund has reported that 75% of new HIV infections among…