Health
Death toll rises to 56 as meningitis ravages Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government on Wednesday confirmed an outbreak of meningitis in the state, with 56 reported deaths so far. Speaking at ...Suspected meningitis outbreak kills 26 in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government has confirmed that 26 people have died from a suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in the Aliero, Gwandu, ...Diphtheria: Lagos govt confirms death of index case at Kings College
Following the outbreak of diphtheria in King’s College, Victoria Island Annexe, the Lagos State Government has officially confirmed the death of the ...Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis – WHO
The UN World Health Organisation has warned that severe funding cuts – particularly by the United States – are threatening decades of ...NAFDAC warns Nigerians against fake Knowit insulin syringe in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about the illegal circulation and marketing of a ...Nigeria loses $56bn to malnutrition annually — FG
The Federal government says Nigeria loses about $56 billion annually to malnutrition. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, ...N1trn worth of drugs seized, 11,000 shops sealed in nationwide crackdown – NAFDAC DG
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its operatives have seized over N1 trillion worth of banned, ...Doctors shun work at UCH to protest lingering blackout
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors have embark on strike to register their grievances and frustration over the lingering blackout at ...UCH doctors begin indefinite strike over blackout
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors at University College Hospital in Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike, an official said ...Govt confident of funding healthcare despite USAID’s exit
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ali Pate says the country can cater to its citizens’ health despite the US ...
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