Health workers in Kaduna State have suspended the five-day warning strike they began on Monday. It was reported that the workers embarked on the strike to press home demands for the improvement of their welfare package. This is contained in…
Zambia has experienced a rise in COVID-19 cases following the recent cold season in the country, health authorities said on Monday. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo told a press briefing that about 3,070 tests were conducted between May and June,…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Monday has disclosed that Lagos State is at the epicentre of the cholera outbreak in Nigeria, with 104 new cases reported in the last week, out of…
Health workers in Kaduna State have embarked on a five- day warning strike. A check in some of the public hospitals showed only doctors and laboratory technicians were on duty. Also, some of the patients had since been discharged from…
Lagos State is at the centre of a significant cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said. The latest data via the NCDC website stated that as of week 25, Lagos state, registered…
UNICEF on Wednesday urged states in Nigeria to urgently provide their counterpart funding to access Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) in an effort to save about nine million children from malnutrition. “Without urgent action in 2024, UNICEF estimates that approximately nine…
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Experts on drug and alcohol studies have identified media as agent of social change in the fight against substance usage and abuse in Nigeria. Health Sociologist at the Center for Research and Information on Substance Abuse…
Former Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMPA) General Physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has called for a ban on the sale of ‘nylon water’ to reduce the transmission of cholera disease in the country. Dr Tunji made…
As part of its efforts to enlighten the public,the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in Oyo state has visited some food markets in Ibadan on Thursday to sensitise vendors on cholera and how to prevent its spread. The chairwoman…
The Federal Government has initiated discussions with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) to secure additional supplies of cholera vaccines. Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), confirmed this in an…
