Nigeria Achieves 78% HPV Vaccine Coverage In 14 States, FCT
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination initiative in Nigeria has successfully reached 78% of the targeted national goal of 80%,…
How Ill Health Is Pushing More Nigerians Into Poverty – WHO
Kazadi Mulombo who is the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Nigeria, has lamented that more Nigerians are now slipping…
Consider Subsidising Malaria Drugs, Nigerian Reps Urge FG
The Nigerian House of Representatives has pointed out that declaring a state of emergency on malaria could be a step…
Exchange Rate-Driven Drug Price Hike Dangerous — NMA
Dr. Babatunde Rosiji, the Chairman of the Ekiti State Branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, expressed concern over the detrimental…
236 Cholera Cases, 12 Deaths Recorded In Ogun State Outbreak
Within the last month, a least 12 individuals in Ogun State have succumbed to the outbreak of cholera. Africa Today…
Why Nigerian Governors Must Lead HIV Response – NACA DG
Dr Gambo Aliyu who is the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS has challenged every…
Panic As Strange Illness Knocks Down 90 Kenyan Schoolgirls
Health authorities in Kenya have commenced investigations an unidentified illness after no fewer than 90 schoolgirls were admitted to hospital…
Dengue Crisis: Bangladesh Records Nearly 1,000 Fatalities
This year, Bangladesh is grappling with its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with authorities reporting close to 1,000 deaths from the disease.…
453 Nigerians Have Been Lost To Diphtheria In 18 States – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria, has disclosed that the country recorded no fewer than 11,587 suspected cases of diphtheria in…
WHO: 50% Of People Don’t Know They Have Hypertension
The World Health Organization (WHO), On Tuesday unveiled its first report that sheds light on the far-reaching global effect of…
FG Forms Taskforce To Quell Diphtheria Outbreak
Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has established an emergency task force aimed at…
Nigeria Vows To Defeat Malaria, Bears 30% Global Burden
The Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate has reiterated the commitment of the Tinubu’s administration to crush malaria…