A new report from Malaria No More UK has revealed that meeting the World Health Organisation (WHO) target of reducing malaria by 90 per cent by 2030 could add $126.9 billion to Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The report was...
The Director of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Nangere Local Government Area of Yobe State, Ibrahim Lawan, has accepted responsibility for the diversion of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) under his care.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
The Adamawa State Ministry of Health has partnered with the Society for Family Health (SFH) in a campaign to prevent malaria in children.
SFH announced the launch of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign in a publication on X.
According to...
The Nigerian government said Tuesday that the death toll from the cholera outbreak has risen to 63 with 2,102 suspected cases.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Jide Idris, disclosed this while giving the infectious disease...
The Nigerian government has established an Advisory Structure for Malaria Elimination (AMEN) and a ministerial task force to scale up efforts to eliminate malaria.
This was revealed in a statement signed by the Senior Adviser on Media and External Relations...
Cases of severe gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines confirmed to be caused by cholera, have been detected at the Kirikiri medium security prison in Lagos State.
The state government confirmed in a statement on Sunday that it...
A House member says the House will support a drive to privatize and commercialize federal teaching hospitals to improve efficiency and the delivery of health care.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Amos Magaji, who represents Zangon Kataf/Jaba...
Juliana Innocent lives in Unwaba-Oju, a village in Otahe Ward of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State in the north-central region of Nigeria. Accessing health services for Mrs Innocent and other residents of Unwaba-Oju is difficult as there...
The Medical Women Association of Nigeria (NWAN) and other stakeholders have called for collaboration among medical professionals to strengthen healthcare delivery in the country.
The experts made this call on Thursday in Abuja at the association’s Women in Medicine, Health...
As part of efforts to revitalize Nigeria’s health sector, President Bola Tinubu signed an Executive Order aimed at boosting local production of health products and reducing costs.
Targeted healthcare products include pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, devices such as needles and syringes, biologics,...
