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...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken over a general hospital run by the Lagos State Government to convert it into a Federal Medical Centre, increasing the number of FMCs in the state to two.
The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...
The National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) of the Federal Ministry of Health says artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACT) have been recommended for malaria treatments in Nigeria.
NMEP Program Officer, Wudi Tanko, disclosed this in her presentation at a press conference on...
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported an increase in suspected cholera cases, with the number now standing at 10,837.
Last week, 198 new suspected cases were reported in Adamawa, Ebonyi, Borno, Kano and Jigawa states,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, confirmed eight new cases of Mpox last week.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 48, out of 868 suspected cases, across 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory...
The Abia State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (ABSACA) has advised churches, religious groups, and employers not to treat people living with HIV badly. Everyone should be treated with kindness and respect.
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President of the Cardiac Society of Nigeria, Augustine Odili, says more than 20.5 million people die from heart disease each year, with more than 75 percent occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
Odili, a professor and heart disease expert, made...
Olufemi Olulaja, a health expert, is worried about Monkeypox spreading in Nigeria. Nigeria first had Monkeypox in 1971, but it keeps coming back. People have even died from it.
Olulaja, who also works with the Illinois Public Health Association, is...
Nigeria has recorded a decline in Mpox cases, with three confirmed cases reported in week 38, between September 16 and 22.
The number of cases recorded reflected a slight drop from the eight cases reported the previous week.
The Nigeria Center...
