The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has trained no fewer than 60 frontline health workers on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition to reduce the burden of malnutrition…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, said it has recorded 3,623 suspected Cholera cases and 103 deaths across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory as of July 15, 2024. The Director General of the NCDC,…
The Federal Government on Friday commenced the training of eye health professionals nationwide in its Glaucoma Guideline and Toolkit. Speaking at the launch of the training, the National Coordinator of the National Eye Health Programme at…
Benue State has recorded four deaths from suspected cases of cholera. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Henry Ijabo, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday and stated that 16 suspected cases were recorded. He added that the suspected cases…
The National Health Insurance Authority and stakeholders have agreed on a new medicine and services pricing structure. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the acting Director of Media and Public Relations at the…
The Nasarawa State government has announced a total of 29 suspected cases of cholera in the Kokona and Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Areas of the state. It, however, said there was no confirmed case of the disease in the state, as it…
The Federal Government, on Thursday, approved the disbursement of N12,911bn through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. The amount represents the 2023 fund for one quarter, to be utilised in the third quarter of 2024. This is according…
The Federal Government said it is collaborating with the private sector to tackle the rising cancer cases in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday at a meeting with officials…
New findings showed that nearly 1.8 billion people did not meet the recommended physical activity levels in 2022. The study was undertaken by researchers from the World Health Organisation and academic colleagues and published in The…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said the country has recorded 1,528 suspected cases of cholera and 53 deaths in 31 states across 107 Local Government Areas. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said this…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has reported 29 deaths and 579 cases since the cholera outbreak began two weeks ago. Speaking on Monday during an ongoing press briefing, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi,…
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to avoid locally made drinks such as kunu, zobo and fura to prevent cholera disease. It also urged the public to be more vigilant and to imbibe good sanitation and hygiene practices at home…
The International College of Surgeons in Nigeria Section has lamented inadequate cancer care experts and facilities in Nigeria. It also raised the alarm about the ‘Japa’ phenomenon, caused by poor remuneration, loss of job satisfaction,…
The Lagos state suspected cholera cases have risen to 421. The Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi disclosed this on his Instagram handle @profakinabayomi on Saturday. “As of June 20, 2024, an additional four suspected cholera cases have…
Last week, I wrote about Sickle cell and the workplace. Sometimes I am sent stories from around the world, from those living with SCD, who wish to share their personal experiences. This is a follow-up from last week’s write-up, and it is…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 6,704 suspected Lassa fever cases and 162 deaths across 125 Local Government Areas in 28 states. The NCDC confirmed said 911 cases from the suspected cases from January to…
Paris on Friday reported nearly 200 cases of cholera on the French Indian Ocean Island of Mayotte, which is struggling to contain the deadly epidemic. “As of June 18, 2024, 193 cases of cholera have been reported in Mayotte,” France’s SPF…
A Consultant Paediatric haemato-oncologist, Dr Magdalene Odunvbun, has urged parents and guardians to watch out for early signs of cancer in children and seek prompt medical examination and treatment. Odunvbun, a paediatrician at the…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi said the cholera death toll has risen to 24. Abayomi disclosed this in a post on his Instagram handle on Friday. He also has confirmed 35 cases out of the 417 suspected cases…
Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children’s Fund has called for extensive measures to protect school children. The UN organisation also called for concerted efforts to prevent disruption in the…
More than one billion dollars will be pledged towards ramping up vaccine production in Africa at a summit held in Paris later this week, France said on Monday. A “new mechanism to accelerate the financing of vaccine production on the…
The United Nations Children’s Fund has urged the Lagos State Government to urgently provide high-standard water and sanitation facilities to communities to curb the cholera outbreak in the state. Chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu on Saturday, disclosed that the National Eye Centre Act (Amendment) Bill which has scaled the first reading in the parliament, is to expand access to eyecare services in…
Shortage of manpower is posing more distress to the health sector in Nigeria, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said, noting that Lagos particularly is affected by the trend with a deficit of 30,000 medical…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has declared zero tolerance for infant and maternal mortality. The FCT Minister of State for Health, Dr Mariya Mahmud, who was represented by the Mandate Secretary, FCT Health Services and…
Fertility specialists have said some couples struggling with infertility will need assisted reproductive technology such as In-Vitro Fertilisation for them to have children. The specialists said to avoid waiting for too long, couples…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, arraigned three suspects before the Federal High Court in Kano, for manufacturing, distributing and selling falsified medicines for children. The suspects are…
A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. WHO added that investigations were ongoing. WHO announced on Wednesday that…
Three more babies have died after developing whooping cough in England. Eight infants have died between January and April 2024, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This is three times more than the previously reported…