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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
