HEALTH: OYO GOVT CONFIRMS FOUR DEATHS LINKED TO SUSPECTED LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK
Due to a possible Lassa fever outbreak, the Oyo State Ministry of Health has shuttered two hospitals in the Saki West local government area. This...
WORLD DIABETES DAY: LAGOS PARTNERS NGO FOR FREE SCREENING AND AWARENESS WALK
The Lagos State Government Secretariat in Alausa hosted a Global Diabetes Walk and Free Diabetes Screening Exercise in honor of World Diabetes Day, organized by...
EX GOV OF EDO STATE, OBASEKI EMBARKS ON POST-TENURE MEDICAL VACATION
Following the completion of his second tenure as the Governor of Edo State on the 11th of November 2024, His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki has proceeded...
HEALTH: LASSA FEVER, MENINGITIS DEATHS TOLL HIT 535
Nigeria has recorded 1,035 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 8,569 suspected cases, and 174 deaths in 28 states across 129 local government areas...
HEALTH: KATSINA GOVT APPROVES UPGRADE OF 34 ADDITIONAL PHCs
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has given his approval for the complete refurbishment and modernisation of 34 more primary healthcare facilities around the state. This...
JUST IN: FG ANNOUNCES FREE CEASAREAN SECTIONS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN IN NIGERIA
All Nigerian women are eligible for free caesarean sections (CS), according to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. As part of the new...
JUST IN: NIGERIA, EIGHT OTHERS GET 899,000 MPOX VACCINE
Nine African nations that have been severely impacted by the current Mpox outbreak, including Nigeria, have received an initial allocation of 899,000 vaccine doses through...
FG SIGNS MOU WITH CHINESE FIRM ON LOCAL HIV DIAGNOSTIC KITS
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WONDFO BIOTECH Ltd., a global leader in the manufacturing of HIV test kits to...
LAGOS, NEMSAS REKINDLE EFFORTS TO TACKLE MATERNAL MORTALITY THROUGH REMSAT PROGRAMME
Partnership to Improve Emergency Care, Strengthen Healthcare Access Spotlights Urgent Need for Rural Emergency Services in Lagos In an effort to combat maternal mortality and...
UNICEF TO VACCINATE 3.8 MILLION CHILDREN AGAINST MEASLES IN NORTHERN STATES
Patrick Akor, the Health Officer at UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office, revealed at a press conference in Bauchi on Friday that the United Nations Children’s Fund...