Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Health

World Polio Day: 22,000 Children in Bauchi Face Polio Risk

Sure, let's put this in simpler words: The United Nations Children's Fund, known as UNICEF, is worried that about 22,000 children in Bauchi State have not gotten their regular shots to keep them healthy. Because of this, there have been cases...

Diphtheria kills 1,191 people in 17 months in Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 1,191 people have died from diphtheria since May 2023 to date across Nigeria. NCDC National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Center Incident Manager, Muzzammil Gadanya, disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna...

Edo registers 240 cases of Lassa fever and 21 deaths in four months

Joseph Okoeguale, Medical Doctor and Director of Viral and Emerging Pathogens Control and Research, Irrua Specialist University Hospital, Edo State, said Edo recorded 240 cases of Lassa fever and 21 deaths between December and March this year. Mr Okoeguale stated...

UNDP wants Nigerian government to implement 'tougher fiscal policies'

To address the growing threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria, the African Regional Coordinator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Sustainable Development Goals Tax, Saied Tafida, said Nigeria must adopt and implement fiscal policies that reduce alcohol...

Malaria Claims Nine Lives Every Hour in Nigeria, Reports SFH Specialist

Sure, let's simplify and rewrite that blog post – and I'll keep the HTML tags. --- Every hour, at least nine people in Nigeria die from malaria. This information was shared by Daniel Gbue, a media expert working with a group...

Kwara government rejects free breast and cervical cancer screening |

The Kwara State Government has urged women in the state to undergo regular screening for breast and cervical cancer to protect themselves against the diseases. The government made the call when it announced on Tuesday free breast and cervical cancer...

Nigeria registers eight new cases in a week

In one week, Nigeria recorded eight new cases of Mpox, but no deaths recorded, across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its website on Monday...

Enugu Government Confirms Cholera Outbreak, Urges Residents to Be Vigilant

Sure, here's a simplified version of the blog post: The Enugu State Ministry of Health has said that the state is also dealing with the Cholera outbreak happening in the country. This was shared in a message by Professor Emmanuel Obi,...

WHO declares Egypt malaria-free

On Sunday, the World Health Organization (WHO) certified Egypt, a country in North Africa, as free of malaria, marking the culmination of a nearly century-long effort to eradicate the disease. The world health organization, in a statement, described the event...

Nigeria attributes 64,000 deaths to antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a situation in which infections become more difficult to treat as microbes evolve to resist drugs, can be linked to more than 64,000 deaths in Nigeria in 2019. Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate...

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NYF exploits the government on insecurity, rejects the security summit proposed by Nass

A youth group, under the auspices of the Nigeria Youth Forum (NYF), has generated a serious alarm on Nigeria's...