Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Warns Doctors Against Planned Strike Commencing Today

"There is nothing like warning strike. A strike is a strike. If they want to take that risk, the options are there..." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Doctors to Begin Strike Wednesday

"The warning strike will commence at 8 a.m on Wednesday 17 May and end 8 a.m Monday, 22 May" Read more »

Nigeria: SWIPHA Obtains World Health Organisation Product Prequalification

According to Frederic Lieutaud, the Managing Director of Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited, the WHO pre-qualification is a rigorous process that evaluates pharmaceutical products based… Read more »

Nigeria: Weeks to End of Tenure, Senator Hopeful Buhari May Assent to Health Emergency Bill

"If the bill is not assented to, the 10th Assembly will follow up and ensure its success" Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Is World's Second Nation With High Maternal, Child Deaths - Report

The report noted that in 2020, 788 women and children died 'per thousand' in India and 540 women and children 'per thousand' died in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: AMR - Drug-Resistant Diseases Now Constitute Threats to Global Health - Experts

It is said that at least 700,000 people die each year due to drug-resistant diseases. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Demand for Primary Health Care Services Is Low in Nigeria - Official

The NPHCDA boss said the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation by bringing about social restrictions and heightening public distrust in the health systems. Read more »

Nigeria: Covid-19 - Global Health Systems Now Recovering From Pandemic - WHO

Globally, as of 26 April, the WHO dashboard shows there have been 764,474,387 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Read more »

Nigeria: Demands By Resident Doctors Absurd - Ngige

The doctors had on Saturday requested tangible steps on the "upward review" of CONMESS and payment of all salary arrears owed its members from 2014. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Investigates As Malaysia, Taiwan Recall Indomie Noodles Over Cancer-Causing Substance

The company said the Indomie noodles have received standard certifications and have been produced in compliance with international food safety regulations. Read more »

Nigeria: World Immunisation Week 2023 - Firm Seeks Post-Covid-19 Catch-Up Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Themed: "The Big Catch-Up", WHO said it is "working with partners to accelerate rapid progress in countries to get back on track to ensure more people, particularly children, are… Read more »

Nigeria: Global Partnerships Saved 11.7m People From Malaria Deaths - Dangote

"More than ever, we must collaborate to ensure that no child or person dies of malaria...," he said. Read more »

Nigeria: World Immunisation Week 2022 - Firm Seeks Post-Covid-19 Catch-Up Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Themed: "The Big Catch-Up", WHO said it is "working with partners to accelerate rapid progress in countries to get back on track to ensure more people, particularly children, are… Read more »

Nigeria: Meningitis - Nigeria Records 235 Cases, 118 Deaths in Six Months

When compared to 196 suspected cases that were reported in the preceding week 12, NCDC said the new figure shows an increase of 8 per cent. Read more »

Nigeria: Meningitis - Nigeria Records 212 Suspected Cases, 23 Deaths in Three States

The NCDC report shows that Jigawa State in the North-west accounted for 62 per cent of the suspected cases. Read more »

Nigeria: What If Nigeria-Trained Doctors Are Forced to Serve Nigerians?

How can government train medical doctors free of charge and refuse to invest in things that will make the doctors stay back at home? Read more »

Nigeria: Anambra, Highest in Childhood Tuberculosis in Nigeria - Official

"Our major challenge with Childhood TB control in the state is that parents are scared... Some of them think the medical personnel want to use their children's stool for 'juju"'. Read more »

Nigeria: $800m Loan Obtained to Ease Effects of Covid, Cash Crunch, Subsidy Removal - Official

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, recently announced that Nigeria had secured a World Bank facility worth $800 million. Read more »

Nigeria: Malaria Vaccine - What to Know About Life-Changing R21

It is reported that the 2021 results from the Phase-IIb trial reported that R21/Matrix-M demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77 per cent. Read more »

Nigeria: Hope for Millions As Nigeria Approves Malaria Vaccine

Similar to Ghana, Mrs Adeyeye said the vaccine is indicated for the prevention of malaria in children from 5 months to 36 months of age. Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever - All You Need to Know About Rampaging Disease

The first documented case in the country is reported to have occurred in 1969, and the virus was named after the town of Lassa, Borno State in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Records Steady Decline in Malnutrition-Induced Deaths in Children - Official

The Kaduna State Nutrition Officer, Ramatu Haruna, made this known in Kaduna on Thursday at a two-day review meeting. Read more »

Africa: Haemophilia - Health Experts Advocate Proper Diagnosis, Management in Africa

The experts said people with haemophilia are at risk for excessive and recurrent bleeding from modest injuries, which have the potential to be life-threatening. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana First to Approve New Oxford's R21 Vaccine Against Malaria

Children are at higher risk of the mosquito-borne disease which kills more than 600,000 people each year, according to WHO African Region. Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records Over 4,000 Suspected Infections in 2023

NCDC added that one new healthcare worker was affected in the reporting week 13. Read more »