Health
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USCDC Introduces ‘Baby Shower’ To Prevent Mother -To- Child HIV Transmission
In line with efforts to achieve the target of eradicating HIV from Nigeria by 2030, the United States Centre for…
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Nigeria Records 13,000 Obstetric Fistula Cases Annually – Health Minister
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate has said that the country records approximately 13,000 new cases…
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1,528 Suspected Cholera Cases, 53 Deaths Recorded In 31 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the country recorded 53 deaths and 1,528 suspected…
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Cholera: Ogun State Records One Death, 25 Suspected Cases
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker has said that the state recorded 25 suspected cholera cases in seven…
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Chad Eliminates Sleeping Sickness As Public Health Problem
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated Chad for eliminating the gambiense form of Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as…
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NCDC Raises Alarm As Nigeria Records 1,141 Cholera Cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised alarm over the increasing trend of cholera cases across…
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FG To Penalise Hospitals Rejecting Emergency Treatment
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has said the Federal Government would henceforth take disciplinary measures against hospitals who…
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Foods In Fridge After Four Hour Power Outage Unsafe -WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised that perishable foods in the fridge four hours after a power cut, should…
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11m Children In Nigeria Experiencing Severe Food Poverty -Report
A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says, around 11 million children, or one in every three…
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NAFDAC Condemns Use Of Sniper For Food Preservation
By Alice Etuka, Abuja The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has once again issued a…
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