Thursday, January 16, 2025

Health

HIV programme affects more than two million lives in Gombe

More than two million people are reported to have benefited from HIV/AIDS testing, treatment and counselling services in Gombe State. Bolanle Oyeledun, executive director of the Centre for Integrated Health Programme (CIHP), said this on Tuesday at an event marking...

Mpox: NCDC Confirms Cases in Enugu and Ebonyi Amid Declining Rates

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of suspected and confirmed Mpox cases in the country has gone down over the past four weeks. The NCDC shared this news on its official website on Monday. Mpox is a...

Nigerians slam nursing council for refusing to verify licence to practice abroad

Some Nigerians have taken to social media to criticise the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) for refusing to verify the licences of nurses who wish to travel abroad. This intensified on Monday after a UK-based Nigerian doctor, Olufunmilayo...

Nigerians warned against eating undercooked bushmeat

The Association of Resident Doctors at University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin (ARD-UITH) has warned Nigerians against eating undercooked wild animal meat to avoid contracting the deadly Mpox virus. ARD-UITH President Yusuf Muhammed gave the advice in Ilorin on Monday during a...

Urge Nigerian Government to Implement Policies Targeting Adolescents – Advocacy Group

People are asking for parents, the government, and the community to help the next generation, especially because of school and social problems. They are worried because the help for young people isn’t done well or sometimes isn’t there at all. They...

Africa CDC declares public health emergency in Mpox

In response to its increasing spread and rising deaths, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared Mpox, formerly monkeypox, a continental public health emergency. Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya made the announcement on Tuesday during...

Nigeria revitalizes 500 health centers and aims for 3,000 more

In a significant development, the Nigerian government said it has revitalized more than 500 Rural Health Centres (VHCs) across the country, with plans to renovate 3,000 more next year. This was revealed by the Executive Director of the National Primary...

Nigeria steps up surveillance and control measures

Following the declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), Nigeria has stepped up its efforts to combat the outbreak. This was revealed by the Director General of the Nigeria Centre...

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,...

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