Health
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 ...Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Over 70 people have been killed by a mysterious flu-like disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Roger Kamba, the ...Govt begins malaria vaccination for children today
The federal government will commence malaria vaccination in Kebbi and Bayelsa states, today. The exercise marks the introduction of the ...How I was rushed to hospital three times for medical emergency – Actress Omotola
Veteran Nigerian actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, popularly known as Omosexy, has expressed gratitude to God following a health crisis that nearly ...Measles infection surges 20% to 10.3m people in 2023
A new report by the World Health Organisation, WHO, has shown that no fewer than 10.3 million people were infected ...Two-thirds of households lack money for healthy food — NBS survey
In an apparent reflection of the multidimensional poverty in the country and the impact of continuous reduction in the purchasing ...
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