The United Nations Children’s Fund, known as UNICEF, shared some important information. They said that 75 out of 100 new cases of HIV in teenagers around the world happen in girls.
Celine Lafoucriere, who works for UNICEF in South West...
The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Development Agency said on Thursday that one death has been recorded among 86 suspected cholera cases.
This was revealed by the Director of Public Health, Hamza Ibrahim -Ikara, in an interview with the News Agency...
Nigeria has recorded six new confirmed cases of Mpox with no deaths recorded across the federation in week 39, which covers September 22-29.
This was revealed by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in its recent status report on...
The Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services put together a five-day training session. This session is all about planning for the health sector in Yobe for the year 2025.
Dr. Babaga Kundi Machina is an important person...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed several categories of harmful products worth N10 billion in Gombe.
The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, said during the event that the items were...
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ondo State Council, has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Ondo State government to implement a new salary increase for its members or face a strike.
NANNM gave the ultimatum in...
*** *Seeks support from development partners for the 774 Nutrition Initiative to combat malnutrition*
Vice President Kashim Shettima has unveiled the framework of the federal government’s comprehensive vision for a nationwide nutrition program to address malnutrition and food insecurity in...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi as the countries most affected by the current Mpox outbreak in Africa.
According to the latest WHO report on the foreign situation of...
Workers at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have announced an indefinite strike to protest what they described as poor welfare and remuneration conditions by the agency's management.
The workers' bodies, under the umbrella of...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says the cholera outbreak in Nigeria saw a sharp increase in 2024, with suspected cases increasing by an alarming 220 percent.
The NCDC, on its official website, said this was according to the...
