May 30, 2022
Nigeria: Onitsha Bridgehead Pharmaceutical Dealers Petition Soludo Over Relocation
No fewer than 5,000 pharmaceutical products dealers at the Ogbogwu International Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha have rejected plans by some traders in the market to push them to Oba… Read more »
Nigeria: Monkeypox - NCDC Confirms 1 Death, 21 Cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,NCDC,has reported 21 confirmed cases of Monkeypox with one death from nine states and the Federal Capital Territory,FCT. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Grammy Award Winners Yemi Alade, Meji Alabi Join Global Campaign Against Malaria Deaths
Yemi Alade and Meji Alabi join a stellar cast of international change-makers to turn up the pressure in the fight against malaria today, launching the second chapter of the… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Nigeria: Again, Arise Women to Give Free Covid-19 Vaccines, May 24
The ongoing Arise Women free Covid-19 vaccination exercise for those who are yet to be vaccinated is set to continue in Lagos. Read more »
May 24, 2022
Nigeria: You're Biased in Your Monkeypox Reporting, African Journalists Blast Foreign Media
African journalists under the aegis of the Foreign Press Association Africa, FPAA, have kicked against the use of images of black people alongside stories of the Monkeypox outbreak… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Nigeria: Commonwealth Countries Lagging in Malaria Elimination Race - Report
Despite significant efforts to maintain malaria programming through the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria and several Commonwealth countries are falling behind in the race to halve… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Nigeria: One in Seven Children Born With HIV Globally Is a Nigerian - UNAIDS
A more transmissible and damaging sub-type of HIV, has been isolated, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Read more »
May 17, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Risks Further Transmission of Monkeypox, Says Who
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Monday expressed worry that Nigeria may risk further transmission of the recent case of monkeypox found in a traveler from the United Kingdom… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Phase Out Doctors, Health Workers, Other MDAs' Hazard Allowances
THE Federal Government has announced plans to phase out hazard allowance paid to medical doctors and other health workers in medical centres and clinics in Ministries, Departments… Read more »
May 13, 2022
Nigeria: Information Minister Explains Govt's Financial Interventions in Health Sector
The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed has explained the rationale behind Federal government's financial interventions and projects in the critical healthcare… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Nigeria: I'll Reverse Brain Drain, Boost Health Insurance Coverage From 7 to 50 Percent - Saraki
A presidential aspirant in the People's Democratic Party, PDP and Former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki has said he would develop targeted incentives to cut down on… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Africa: Covid-19, Conflict in Ukraine Wake Up Call for Africa On Food Production, Say Buhari, Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, said that the effects of COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine were a wake up call on the Africa continent to collaborate amongst themselves for… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19, Ukraine Conflict Are Wake-Up Call for Africa On Food Production - Buhari, Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, said that the effects of COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine were a wake up call on the Africa continent to collaborate amongst themselves for… Read more »
Africa: World's First Malaria Vaccine Coming to Nigeria, Others in Sub-Saharan Africa
On the heels of its success in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, there are strong indications that the world's first malaria vaccine will soon be available in Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan… Read more »
May 06, 2022
Nigeria: Shortage of Midwives May Increase to 1 Million By 2030, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that shortage of midwives will trigger an increase of one million by 2030 with serious implications for the attainment of Sustainable… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Nigeria: School Feeding Programme - Quality Nutrition, Taking Kids Off Streets Our Goal - Minister
The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Mgt &Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has disclosed that apart from enriching Nigeria's future leaders( children) with… Read more »
Nigeria: Famacare Marks 3rd Anniversary With Free Malaria Test, Treatment
To mark the 3rd Anniversary and commemorate the 2022 World Malaria Day, Famacare, a healthcare provider committed to providing primary healthcare services to residents of densely… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Nigeria: There Is No Reason Vaccine Coverage Should Be Under 50 Percent in Northern Nigeria - Bill Gates
The chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, BMGF, Bill Gates, recently had a Pan-Africa Roundtable Press Conference with selected journalists ahead of the release of his… Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: End Childhood Death From Vaccine Preventable Diseases, SCI Tasks Nigerian Govt
IN commemoration of the 2022 World Immunisation Week, Save the Children International in Nigeria has called on the Federal and State governments and stakeholders at all levels to… Read more »
Nigeria: Measles Cases Spike As Nigeria, 4 Others Record Largest Outbreak in One Year
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation, WHO, have warned of a "perfect storm" of conditions for measles outbreaks, as measles cases… Read more »
Nigeria: LASG to Scale Up Innovation, Deploy New Tools to Combat Malaria
Lagos State Government has pledged to scale up innovation and deploy new tools to combat malaria. Read more »