At least three kids have died and six more infected after a suspected diphtheria outbreak in Zaria, Kaduna State. Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Bello Jamoh, stated that the outbreak was now nearly 10 months Read more…
Medical doctors in government service in Ondo State, under the umbrella body of the National Association of Government General and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), have declared a three-day warning strike starting from Monday, July 14, 2025. The strike is in Read more…
The United States in 2025 has recorded its worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years, according to a count released Monday by Johns Hopkins University, highlighting a crisis that President Donald Trump’s vaccine-skeptic US health secretary is accused of Read more…
A counselling psychologist, Dr. Gloria Eifediyi, has raised concerns over the rising rate of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria, particularly among young people. Eifediyi, who works at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo, spoke during an interview with Read more…
An Australian man has died from an “extremely rare” rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat carrying Australian bat lyssavirus several months ago, the health Read more…
Resident doctors at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have said that they will embark on a one-week warning strike over poor welfare. The doctors, under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), in a communiqué issued Read more…
The Edo State Government has officially declared a dengue fever outbreak in the state. The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, announced during a press conference in Benin City, the state capital. “We have confirmed 86 cases of dengue Read more…
Pharmacists under the platform of Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), have alerted Nigerians that no fewer than 50 per cent of drugs in circulation are fake and substandard drugs. ACPN National Chairman, Pharmacist Ambrose Igwekamma Ezeh, made this Read more…
The Federal Government has injected more than N65 billion into basic health to support the continued implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in 2025. This followed the resolutions of the 11th Expanded Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) meeting Read more…
The Edo State Ministry of Health has officially confirmed an outbreak of dengue fever within the state, with 86 cases reported across multiple local government areas. This disclosure was made during a press briefing on Friday by the Commissioner for Read more…