The Kaduna State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have intensified efforts to contain an outbreak of measles that has already claimed the lives of two children in the state.
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The Enugu State Government on Wednesday sealed unregistered hospitals and pharmaceutical stores in Enugu and Nsukka areas of the state to safeguard public health.
The federal government has launched a N110 billion intervention fund to upgrade infrastructure in key medical schools across Nigeria, as part of efforts to curb the exodus of healthcare professionals.
Despite being certified free of wild poliovirus, Nigeria continues to administer polio vaccines to protect children from the threat of Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (cVDPV), according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has distributed 425 solar-powered refrigerators across Imo State since 2021 to support vaccine storage and strengthen routine immunisation services.
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has approved a new salary structure for health workers in the state, aligning their earnings with those of their counterparts at the federal level.
A pharmaceutical microbiology expert, Prof. Iruka Okeke, on Wednesday, called for increased awareness and action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Nigeria.
Daily exposure to chemicals used for many plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease worldwide in 2018, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Last week, when a man took to social media to narrate how his wife died on the operating table at the Jummai Babangida Aliyu Maternity and Neonatal Hospital in Minna, the Niger State, many were shocked by the circumstances that led to her unfortunate passing.
A coalition of global philanthropies has inaugurated the Beginnings Fund, a new philanthropic initiative committed to accelerating maternal and newborn survival across Nigeria and other African countries.