At least three Indian states have banned a cough syrup after several children died allegedly after consuming the product, said local authorities and reports. The death of at least nine children, all aged under five, since late August, in the Read more…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized harmful cosmetic products worth over ₦170 million in a fresh move to sanitise the Nigerian market. A statement by the Agency on Friday said eight cosmetics Read more…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that Lassa fever has claimed 168 lives across 21 states in 2025. In its situation report for epidemiological week 38, the agency revealed a total of 4,543 suspected Read more…
Zamfara State has recorded 179 deaths from 12,052 suspected cases of cholera, representing a 1.4 percent fatality rate, lower than the national average of 3.3 percent. The Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada, disclosed this during a meeting Read more…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says Lassa fever has claimed 168 lives across 21 states in 2025. The agency in its situation report for epidemiological week 38, disclosed a total of 4,543 suspected cases, of which Read more…
Drug trafficking through west Africa is deepening addiction and straining public resources in some of the world’s poorest countries, used to transit contraband towards Europe. The United Nations sounded the alarm last year that smuggling through the Sahel — Read more…
The number of persons who have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 168, from 166, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, has disclosed. The epidemiological report released by the NCDC on Friday, explained that from Read more…
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has flagged off the Kaduna State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (KADSEMSAS), describing it as a landmark in his administration’s commitment to saving lives and ensuring no citizen is denied access to emergency Read more…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said that over 35 per cent of Nigerian children under five years are affected by malnutrition, describing the menace as a critical public Health challenge. In a post on X on Read more…
People who are diagnosed with autism later in life could have a different form of the condition than those diagnosed during childhood, a large study said Wednesday. The findings come as US President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary Robert Read more…