Health

UNICEF Hands Over Multi-Billion Naira Oxygen Plant To Bauchi State Government

UNICEF has donated an oxygen plant and newborn care unit aiming to combat neonatal mortality and improve healthcare delivery in…

1 week ago

Remi Tinubu: Global Burden of Tuberculosis High Among Low And Middle Income Nations

Remi Tinubu has highlighted Nigeria’s progress in Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, while emphasising that barriers to care must be addressed.

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Covid Never Left, Many Assume It’s Gone, No Longer Urgent, Says Dr Alero Ann Roberts

Dr. Alero Ann Roberts of LUTH has emphasised Covid still remains present, despite Nigeria’s milder experience compared to wealthier nations.

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FG Orders Healthcare Facilities to Treat Gunshot Victims Without Police Clearance

The federal government has declared that both public and private healthcare facilities must attend to victims of gunshots, citing rising…

2 weeks ago

No Evidence of COVID-19 Variant XEC in Nigeria, Federal Health Ministry Assures Public

Federal Health Ministry has confirmed no evidence of COVID-19 Variant XEC in Nigeria, urging calm and adherence to hygiene practices.

2 weeks ago

WHO Warns Africa’s Diabetes Cases May Surge To 54 Million By 2045 Without Urgent Action

WHO has projected that Africa’s diabetes cases could reach 54 million by 2045, demanding urgent healthcare reforms. The World Health…

1 month ago

Russia Claims African, Ex-Soviet Nations Show Interest In Its Mpox Vaccine

Russia has claimed that there is an increased interest from African and ex-Soviet countries in its mpox vaccine, Orthopoxvac

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WHO Emergency Committee To Meet For Revaluation Of Mpox’s Status As Global Health Emergency

The WHO will reassess mpox’s status as a global health emergency next week, during a meeting with its Emergency Committee

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Nigeria, USAID Unveil Joint Research Study On HIV Vaccine

Nigeria has joined the USAID-funded HIV-VISTA project as the only West African research site, aiming to develop a continent-specific vaccine

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WHO Distributes Mpox Vaccines To Hard-Hit African Countries; DRC To Get Largest Share

WHO has allocated 899,000 mpox vaccine doses to nine African nations, prioritising those hit hardest by the latest outbreak.

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