A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified that greater investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The report outlines how vaccines could reduce the amount of antibiotics needed by 22 percent or...
Dr. Aisha M Z Anka, who is the Health Commissioner in Zamfara State, shared some exciting news. Zamfara has gone one whole year without any new cases of the polio virus!
She mentioned this at a special meeting in Gusau,...
The Katsina State Government says it has enrolled 386,289 people in the state's contributory healthcare scheme.
Nasir Lawal, Director of Planning, Research and Statistics of the state Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KTSCHMA), disclosed this in Katsina on Friday.
The News Agency...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has found more people getting sick from a disease called Lassa fever in week 39 of 2024. Two states, Ondo and Edo, reported nine new cases.
The NCDC shared this news on their...
The Nigeria Optometrist Association (NOA) says that many kids around the world struggle to see clearly because of vision problems they don’t know they have. This problem is called uncorrected refraction error.
Recently, NOA launched a program to check children’s...
As Mpox cases surge in Africa, with 35,525 cases and 996 deaths reported as of 8 October in 14 countries, including Nigeria, Newslodgesat down with Eduardo Celades, the Chief of Public Health for UNICEF Nigeria, to discuss the...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 99 new suspected and confirmed cases of Lassa fever between September 23 and 29.
From January to September, the latest situation report shows that a total of 8,411 suspected...
World Sight Day is a special day to think about our eyes and take care of them. It happens every year in October. This year, on October 10, doctors said it’s very important to check our eyes early if...
Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate has said that protecting children from visual impairment is crucial to the national goal of ensuring quality health for children.
According to him, there is a need to expand access to...
As part of efforts to improve healthcare in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health and Welfare has urged health agencies and tertiary health institutions to focus on government health priorities.
These, in part, include infrastructure improvements, access to essential care,...
