The Sokoto State Government has flagged off a fresh round of polio vaccination, reaffirming its resolve to wipe out the…
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Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital has started using maggot therapy to help stop the need for amputations in diabetic patients.
A mental health advocate, Mrs. Chioma Ezeakonobi, has called on new mothers to break the silence surrounding postpartum depression, emphasizing that openness is key to receiving timely support during their healing journey.
Dr. Donald Ofili, the Acting Registrar of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), has urged all medical laboratories to focus on quality by using the council’s accreditation service.
In Nigeria today, a silent crisis is growing. More than 35% of adults with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, are not receiving treatment. Doctors say the main reasons are poverty and the rising cost of medication.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has finished a two-day planning meeting to shape its work plan for 2025.
The Kano State government has set a target to vaccinate 3.9 million children under the age of five during the June 2025 Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concern over the detection of a variant of the polio virus in four local governments in Kano State.
From January to June 1, 2025, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed 747 cases of Lassa fever out of 5,394 people who were suspected to have the disease
Despite remarkable efforts and high-level community involvement in polio eradication, Sokoto state still accounts for 20% of Nigeria’s confirmed variant…