The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has called for renewed commitment to ending the spread of HIV and AIDS by the year 2030. He made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, ahead of the commemoration…
The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has warned against commercialising health facilities in Ekiti State. The organisation, who spoke through Mr Olu Ogunrotimi, Executive Director, Environmental Development and Family Health Organization, EDFHO, gave the warning in…
The People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has appealed to the Sokoto State Government to increase funds for HIV and AIDS in the budget. Hajia Balkisu Muhammad, a member of the PLWHA made the appeal during a townhall on the 2023…
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday in Abuja pledged to bequeath a country free from proliferation of substandard products. The Director-General of SON, Malam Farouk Salim, said this at a news conference to mark the official commencement of…
A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-income countries. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said this in a…
The acting Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr Monica Eimunjeze, will on Tuesday convene a meeting with directors of the agency. The Director of Public Affairs of the agency, Dr Jimoh Abubakar,…
South Korea on Friday confirmed two additional cases of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) strain of H5N1, bringing the total cases reported from poultry farms since this autumn to 18. According to officials, one of the cases was confirmed…
Mongolia has imposed a quarantine regime in seven provinces, for an indefinite period due to an outbreak of a highly contagious animal disease affecting sheep and goats. Khayangaa Bolorchuluun, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, while introducing the country’s…
The Anambra Government has waned healthcare workers against collection of money before administering immunisation vaccinations to children and others. Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu, Executive Secretary (ES) Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Programme Agency (ASPHCDA) gave the warning in Awka while addressing…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the cumulative case of Lassa fever in the country since the beginning of the year is 975, with 177 deaths from 26 states, with a case fatality ratio…
