Climate change in Nigeria has reduced air quality and worsened air pollution, increasing the risk of non-communicable diseases among citizens, according to Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammad Pate.
He said this on Thursday at the Future of...
The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Nusirat Elelu, has urged the state government to work harder to close the gaps in human resources and infrastructure in the state’s health sector.
Mrs Elelu made this...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) branch of the Medical and Healthcare Workers Association has suspended its indefinite strike for a month.
The president of the union, Adetoye Ayodeji, confirmed this to Newslodgein a...
Strike Alert: Healthcare Workers in Nigeria to Pause Work for Seven Days
The healthcare workers in Nigeria, known as the Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU), are taking a short break from work. This break starts at midnight on Friday, October...
Nigerian health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Health Professionals Assembly have declared a seven-day warning strike to protest the government's alleged failure to address the welfare issues of its members.
The warning...
The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, is asking Nigeria's government to try harder to make sure all kids in Nigeria get the polio vaccine.
Rahama Farah, who is in charge of the UNICEF office in Kano, talked about this...
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The United Nations Children's Fund, known as UNICEF, is worried that about 22,000 children in Bauchi State have not gotten their regular shots to keep them healthy.
Because of this, there have been cases...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 1,191 people have died from diphtheria since May 2023 to date across Nigeria.
NCDC National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Center Incident Manager, Muzzammil Gadanya, disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna...
Joseph Okoeguale, Medical Doctor and Director of Viral and Emerging Pathogens Control and Research, Irrua Specialist University Hospital, Edo State, said Edo recorded 240 cases of Lassa fever and 21 deaths between December and March this year.
Mr Okoeguale stated...
To address the growing threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria, the African Regional Coordinator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Sustainable Development Goals Tax, Saied Tafida, said Nigeria must adopt and implement fiscal policies that reduce alcohol...
