Health
WHO declares mpox global public health emergency
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a global public health emergency....
Three firms sign MOU to produce anti-snake venom drugs in Nigeria
Three firms – AMA Medical Manufacturing Company, Echitab Study Group Nigeria and Micropharm Ltd., UK – on Tuesday signed an...
Tinubu approves policy to curb brain drain in medical sector
President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration. The policy will address the challenges facing Nigeria’s...
Gombe confirms diphtheria case, urges vaccination
The Gombe State Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, has announced that the state Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has...
Patients worry over cost of diabetes medications
Some patients of diabetes in Abuja have expressed concern over the cost of medications, which they said increased from N70,000...
REVEALED: 19 million girls face intimate partner violence before 20 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says close to 19 million adolescent girls will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner...
Kano set to provide Vitamin A to theee million kids
Kano State government will provide free vitamin ‘A’ to over three million children across the state in one week. This...
Tinubu approves unit for health sector renewal investment initiative
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the Office of...
17,223 kids admitted for malnutrition in Bauchi – MSF
A total of 17,223 children were admitted for malnutrition in the first quarter of 2024 in Bauchi state. Medicins Sana...
REVEALED: One million Nigerian children die annually before their 5th birthday
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says that approximately one million Nigerian children die annually before their fifth birthday due...