The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has issued a public Health advisory following the declaration of an Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. In a statement shared on Facebook on Saturday, Read more…
The Federal Government has reiterated the need for Nigerians in rural areas to have better access to vaccines for medical conditions. Speaking on the final day of the National Health Financing Policy Dialogue in Abuja on Thursday, the Coordinating Read more…
Mpox no longer represents a global public Health emergency, the World Health Organization said Friday, following a sustained decline in cases and deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo and other affected countries. “Of course, lifting the emergency declaration does Read more…
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed 15 people since the end of August, the Health minister said Thursday. The new outbreak is in central Kasai Read more…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the circulation of an unregistered product it identified as Gold Vision Oxytocin injection 10IU, carrying a “fake registration number A4-9566”. In a post Read more…
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has urged the Federal Government to urgently address rising challenges in the Health sector, warning that continued neglect could cause systemic collapse. At the end of its 3rd Quarter Ordinary Read more…
The Kebbi State House of Assembly has passed the Pre-Marital Medical Examination Bill 2025, making medical screening mandatory for all intending couples in the state. The bill, presented by the House Committee on Health, was passed after undergoing the Read more…
The Kano State Government, under the leadership of Governor Abba Yusuf, has reiterated its zero-tolerance policy towards the theft, diversion, or illegal sale of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) and Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) provided free for mothers and children Read more…
A Health expert has warned Nigerians to stop consuming refined sugar as it is more addictive than cocaine. Associate Professor and honorary consultant to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof Alero Roberts, revealed this as a guest on Channels Read more…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of falsified batches of Postinor-2, an emergency contraceptive pill containing levonorgestrel. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the agency said two Read more…