Health
Trump signs order to pull US from WHO
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organisation, ...Lagos health commissioner undergoes eye surgery at LASUTH [PHOTOS]
Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner for health, says he has undergone a successful eye surgery at the Lagos state University Teaching ...Rivers announces suspected cases of Cholera, nine deaths
The Rivers State Government has confirmed the death of nine individuals following a suspected cholera outbreak in two local government ...HMPV not a new virus… no serious threat to Nigeria for now, says NCDC DG
The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Jide Idris, says the country is not under serious threat ...What we are doing to prevent outbreak of new virus detected in China – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is closely monitoring global developments on the Human Metapneumovirus ...New virus hits China; over 5,000 hospitalised in UK
Hospitals across China are reportedly overwhelmed following the outbreak of a mysterious virus bearing similarities to Covid-19. Footage shared widely ...Lassa fever: Nigeria recorded 190 deaths, 1,154 cases in 2024, says NCDC
Nigeria recorded a total of 1,154 Lassa fever cases with 190 deaths this year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ...Ogun trains 50 nurses, midwives in neonatal resuscitation to reduce mortality rate among new-born babies
The Ogun State Government has trained 50 ad hoc nurses and midwives on neonatal resuscitation’. The Executive Secretary, Ogun State ...Only 34% essential drugs available in Nigeria’s primary health facilities – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says only 34 percent of essential drugs are available in primary health facilities (PHF) ...Lagos health workers begin strike over salary adjustments
The coalition of health sector unions in Lagos has embarked on a three-day warning strike over non-implementation of adjustments to ...
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