By SakaLaaro, Ilorin The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kwara Chapter, has expressed serious concerns about the financial inequalities faced by healthcare workers in Nigeria, even within the same institutions. During a news conference in Ilorin on Monday, Chairman of NMA-Kwara,…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that the tentative start date for mpox vaccination is October 8, 2024. According to Remi Adeleke, the Head of the Public Relations Unit at NPHCDA, vaccine deployment is scheduled to…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that 48 cases of Mpox have been confirmed from a total of 868 suspected cases across 35 local government areas in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).…
Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, the Director of Public Health at the Edo State Ministry of Health, has reported that the state confirmed a single case of Mpox from January to August this year. On Friday, Ojeifo detailed that this confirmed case…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it requires $87.4 million over the next six months to collaborate with countries, partners, and other stakeholders in controlling the ongoing Mpox outbreak. In a statement released on Tuesday, the WHO outlined…
The Director of Public Health in Osun, Dr. Akeem Bello, has addressed recent concerns about new monkeypox (M-pox) cases in Ilesa, Osun. In a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday from Osogbo, Bello clarified that…
On Thursday, Thailand reported Asia’s first known case of a new, more deadly strain of mpox in a patient who traveled from Africa. The 66-year-old European man arrived in Bangkok on August 14 and was admitted to the hospital with…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 39 confirmed cases of Mpox across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 2024, with no fatalities recorded. The NCDC’s situation report for weeks 29 to 32, released on…
In response to the Monkeypox outbreak, the Federal Government has stepped up monitoring and screening at all entry points. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, announced this in a statement on Thursday, citing 39 confirmed cases…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that as of December 23, the country registered 49 confirmed cases and no new death from (Mpox) cases. The NCDC, via its official website on Thursday, said that this…
