DOUBLE EFFORTS TO END HIV – OYO GOVT TELLS HEALTHCARE CENTRES
To ensure proper treatment adherence, Oyo State Government, through the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) has urged Healthcare Centres providing Comprehensive...
JUST IN: CHOLERA KILLS SEVEN IN DELTA, SPREADS TO EIGHT LGAs
On Tuesday, July 30, Delta Health Commissioner Joseph Onojaeme announced that the state's eight local government areas had experienced a cholera outbreak that resulted in...
PCN SHUTS PHARMACIES, MEDICINE SHOPS IN BAUCHI STATE
After a significant enforcement effort, the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) closed 571 pharmacies and medical stores in Bauchi State. Pharm Stephen Esumobi, the Director...
HEALTH: CHOLERA VACCINES TO ARRIVE NIGERIA SOON – GAVI ANNOUNCES
Cholera vaccines will soon be available in Nigeria, according to Dr. Sania Nishtar, CEO of the Vaccine Alliance, Gavi. The immunizations, according to Nishtar, who...
EPE LG, NYCN SENSITISE MARKET MEN, WOMEN ON CHOLERA
As part of efforts to increase public awareness about the ravaging cholera disease, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Epe branch, with the support...
SUSPECTED MEASLES OUTBREAK KILLS 10 CHILDREN IN FCT
At least 10 children have been reported dead in Damangaza community, Lokogoma district of Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that measles is...
CHOLERA: NAFDAC INTENSIFIES SURVEILLANCE ON FOOD VENDORS, RESTAURANTS OVER HYGIENIC PRACTICES
Agency Report To maintain hygienic procedures against cholera outbreaks in Sokoto State, the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has increased surveillance...
2 DIE, 5 HOSPITALISED AS CHOLERA OUTBREAK HITS BADAGRY
Cholera epidemic struck Badagry, Lagos, resulting in the confirmation of two deaths and five hospitalizations. The medical director of General Hospital, Badagry, Dr. Olatunde Bakare,...
CHOLERA: OYO GOVT INTENSIFIES EFFORTS ON OUTBREAK PREVENTION
…maintains Zero Case The Oyo State Government has been relentless in its efforts to prevent cholera outbreak in the State, maintaining that no single case...
CHOLERA OUTBREAK: FG WARNS OF HIGH-RISK DURING FLOODING , INCESSANT RAINFALL
The nation's federal government has issued a warning that the country's cholera outbreak could get worse due to the nation's ongoing rainfall and rising flood...