Enugu govt commences measures to combat Yellow Fever
Enugu State government said it has commenced immediate mass vaccination for Yellow Fever in Ette and Umuopu communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of...
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COVID-19: UNICEF, WHO raise alarm of impending measles, polio epidemics
By Hassan Zaggi Following the disruption of immunization activities by the COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) have...
NCDC backs Delta, Enugu to battle yellow fever
…3 samples in Delta, 1 in Enugu test positive By Hassan Zaggi Following the outbreak of Yellow Fever in Delta and Enugu states, the Nigeria...
Marie Stopes Nigeria partners FG to improve reproductive health services
By Hassan Zaggi The Minister of State, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, has vowed to that the Federal Ministry of Health, will continue to partner with Marie...
FMC Keffi to commission ICU, Baby care, dialysis units soon
From Francis Nansak, Lafia The Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Center (FMC) Keffi, Dr Yahaya Baba Adamu, has disclosed that the construction work of the...
NAFDAC repositions micro, small, medium enterprises
By Hassan Zaggi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has expressed its commitment to continue to encourage the Micro, Small,...
FG moves to stop child mortality, launches VASA report
The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday launched the report of the 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) study in its bid to put an...
Lagos discovers more COVID-19 cases in another school
Lagos State Government says it has confirmed more positive COVID-19 cases in another secondary boarding school in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof....
Nigeria needs N154b to eradicate NTDs
By Hassan Zaggi Nigeria needs the sum of N154 billion to eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) out of the country in the next few years,...
COVID-19 deaths increase in Africa -WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa says there are over 43,000 COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave...