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La falta de personal paraliza los centros de salud de Kwara a pesar de los millones gastados en renovaciones

A las 11 de la mañana de un martes de 2023, Amina experimentó sus primeras contracciones, marcando el inicio del parto de su primer hijo. Señalización del Hospital General Okuta Su marido, Abu, y el vecino Rufai la llevaron rápidamente al...

Gaza Strip Reports Its First Case of Polio

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah has found the first polio case in the Gaza Strip. On Friday, the Ministry said the sick person is a 10-month-old baby in Deir al-Balah who hasn't had any vaccines. Their tests in Amman, Jordan,...

Man in need of kidney transplant seeks financial support

Abas Akinyemi, a 48-year-old man diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease, is appealing for financial support to the tune of N35 million to undergo a kidney transplant. Mr. Akinyemi is currently on dialysis twice a week and needs to continue...

Lagos doctors hold solidarity march and demand release of kidnapped colleague

The Resident Doctors Association of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH-ARD) has called for the safe return of Ganiyat Popoola, a resident doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, who was abducted eight months ago. On Friday, doctors took...

Health Experts Warn Against Discrimination Towards TB Survivors

Understanding Tuberculosis (TB) and Fighting Discrimination Understanding Tuberculosis (TB) and Fighting Discrimination We need to be kind and supportive to people who have survived Tuberculosis (TB). This means family members, work friends, and everyone else should not...

Nigerian government tightens surveillance and border control over Mpox outbreak

The Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, said Nigeria has strengthened its border surveillance in response to the growing threats of mpox, a viral disease caused by the Mpox virus, in many parts of Africa. This...

Eight months later, Ogun doctors demand release of kidnapped colleague and nephew

The Chairman of the Resident Doctors Association of the Abeokuta Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Abdulgafar Kolade, has called for the immediate release of Ganiyat Popoola, a senior doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, and her nephew, Abdul-Mugniy Folaranmi, who...

After 20 years without hiring staff, Oyo is set to employ 3,000 health workers in 464 health centres

The Oyo State Government has announced plans to recruit 3,000 health workers for the 464 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) in the state. He revealed that he had completed 200 facilities and upgraded 264 more with equipment, across 33 local...

WHO again declares global health emergency over Mpox outbreak

The World Health Organization has declared Mpox a global public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for the second time in two years. This comes in the context of the current outbreak of viral infection in the Democratic Republic of...

Nigerian governor launches subsidized health insurance scheme for formal sector

The Ogun State Government has launched a health insurance scheme designed for the formal sector, comprising civil servants, public servants and workers in the organised private sector, as part of activities planned for the 2024 Public Service Week. The launch...
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Nigeria's population could rise to 450 million by 2050: experts

Experts have expressed concern about the possible increase in Nigeria's population, which could reach 450 million by 2050 if...
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