The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with Gavi, has announced plans to vaccinate at least 300,000 children over the next four years in Kebbi State to protect them against deadly diseases. UNICEF’s Health Manager in Nigeria, Humuyin Read more…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame met a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday as his office denied rumours that he was sick following a prolonged absence from public appearances. Kagame, 67, had not been seen in public since June 6, Read more…
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed worry over the zero level vaccination of children in the North-East. The children’s charity noted that nearly two million children are out-of-school in the region while twelve local governments in Borno and Read more…
Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, has confirmed that three fatalities have been recorded following the outbreak of diphtheria in the state. Dr Oshiomhole made this known over the weekend during a media briefing in Benin City, where Read more…
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, has sealed 443 pharmaceutical premises across Taraba State. The achievement, according to the council, follows the four-day enforcement operation targeting unqualified medicine vendors and illegal drug outlets in the nooks and crannies of the Read more…
New Zealand on Wednesday approved the medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound notably found in so-called “magic mushrooms”. Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour said rules had been relaxed so psilocybin could be used to treat certain types of Read more…
Edo State is witnessing a rise in suspected diphtheria cases, raising alarm over an apparent shortage of vaccines to contain the spread. Reports indicate that the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, is currently under pressure, grappling with an influx Read more…
The Edo State Government on Wednesday said it has placed hospitals across the state on “high alert” over the recent outbreak of diphtheria, a bacterial infection that affects the upper respiratory tract. The government, in a state by the Read more…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has sounded the alarm about Lassa fever as the disease spreads across Nigeria with additional cases and deaths reported, and fatality rate continues to increase. In its April 2025 Epidemiological Week Read more…
The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has warned the public about fake donation requests circulating on social media. These messages ask people to send money for the installation of an X-ray machine at Dambatta General Hospital. In a statement on Read more…