Health
4.4 million children in north-east, north-west are malnourished – FG
The federal government says 4.4 million children in the north-east and north-west regions are malnourished. Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, director of nutrition ...Nigeria records 39 mpox cases | 10,000 doses of vaccine expected
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 39 mpox cases and zero deaths have been recorded in the country ...WHO declares mpox public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern”. The declaration comes a day ...67% of Nigerian doctors practise in UK, NHS will struggle if they leave – Minister
Health Minister, Ali Pate, has said doctors and nurses trained in Nigeria are sought-after globally, and that 67% of them ...Africa CDC declares mpox public health emergency
The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has declared mpox a “public health emergency of continental security”. Mpox is transmitted ...Mpox: Health ministry mandates ALL Nigeria-bound travellers to fill health declaration form
The ministry of health has mandated all travellers entering the country to fill and submit a health declaration form over ...Cholera death toll hits 103 as Nigeria records over 3,000 cases
The Cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed at least 103 lives, while over 3,000 suspected cases have been recorded. The ...COVID-19 still kills 1,700 persons a week – WHO
COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it ...33 states battle 2,102 cases of cholera as NYSC enforces strict camp rules
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jide Idris, has said a total of 2,102 ...Lagos records 25 cholera cases at Kirikiri prison
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said 25 cases of cholera have been recorded at the Kirikiri ...
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