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NCDC says 214 lives have been lost to Lassa fever since the beginning of the year, with the Case Fatality Rate now at 25.0 per cent

Lassa fever kills 214 across Nigeria as fatality rate reaches 25%

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 month ago

According to NSDC, five states account for 84 per cent of all confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the country.
A civil society group, SOCCEE says over 3,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients are currently out of treatment in Kano over drug and shortages.

‘More than 3000 TB patients out of treatment in Kano over drug shortage’

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 month ago

SOCCEE Executive Director, Sunusi Hashim, during an interview on Friday in Kano said critical commodities, especially GeneXpert cartridges for TB…
L-R: Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker; Country Portfolio Manager, Global Fund, Dr. Jean-Thomas; Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi; Executive Director, Global fund, Mr. Peter Sands and the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, during the official commissioning ceremony of Pharma-Grade Warehouse, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday.

Ogun strengthens healthcare delivery with Pharma-Grade Warehouse

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 month ago

He said the newly commissioned warehouse represented one of the tangible outcomes of the partnership between Ogun State and the…
Nigerian govt expresses commitment to sustaining the country's current zero-case status for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

FG targets zero Ebola case in Nigeria with presidential task force

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 month ago

Expressing confidence in Nigeria's capacity to spearhead Africa's efforts to tackle Ebola and other emerging public health threats, Gbajabiamila said…
France confirms its first Ebola case as a doctor returning from a mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tests positive.

Ebola outbreak hits 894 cases, 204 deaths in one month

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 month ago

Wessam Mankoula, Acting Head of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division at Africa CDC said this on Thursday during a…
NMA

NMA raises concern over doctors’ strikes, urges urgent action

Abimbola Aderinola

1 month ago

NMA warned that failure to address the issues at the heart of the industrial action could trigger a broader healthcare…
Health experts seek greater awareness, treatment access for epilepsy

Health experts seek greater awareness, treatment access for epilepsy

Abimbola Aderinola

1 month ago

They warned that the challenge was particularly pronounced in low- and middle-income countries, where limited access to healthcare and persistent…
Cholera

Cholera claims five lives in Plateau as 53 suspected cases emerge

Paul Dada

1 month ago

“The activation of the IMS ensures a coordinated, efficient, and accountable response structure in line with national and international emergency…

Health Alert: NAFDAC warns against sale, use of recalled children’s Ibuprofen

Paul Dada

1 month ago

NAFDAC warned that the presence of foreign materials in medicinal products could compromise their quality, safety and effectiveness.
NYSC Osun

NYSC Osun holds 2nd Quarter rural health initiative in Awo Community

Isa Isawade

1 month ago

The outreach programme, which forms part of NYSC's commitment to community development and grassroots healthcare delivery, attracted a large turnout…
Ebola outbreak

Scientists working to develop four Ebola vaccines to tackle outbreak in DR Congo

Isa Isawade

1 month ago

The head of a global vaccine coalition has said that scientists are working at high speed to develop four Ebola…
General hospital

Patients lament shortage of staff, drugs in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti hospitals

Isa Isawade

2 months ago

Mr Julius Adegoroye, a patient at the Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, noted that the hospital is facing a severe…
Zulum to inaugurate 400-bed teaching hospital

Zulum to inaugurate 400-bed teaching hospital

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

Zulum said that the state government had resolved that the new facility would not operate free of charge but would…
Be calm, no confirmed case of Ebola – NCDC D-G tells Nigerians

No confirmed case of Ebola in Nigeria, NCDC D-G assures

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

The NCDC D-G stated that there was high level of surveillance at all entry points (borders) of the country, as…
World Health Organisation (WHO)

Unsafe food kills 1.5m people annually – WHO warns

Abimbola Aderinola

2 months ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned against the consumption of unsafe food, revealing that it causes an estimated 866…
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