The World Health Organisation (WHO), in Yenagoa on Friday said it has flagged off the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) in Bayelsa state.
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The Zero Dose Learning Hub has introduced an immunization budget accountability scorecard aimed at tracking financial commitments, accountability, and sustainability for immunization at the national level.
The Kano State Government has pledged its commitment to quality healthcare services for inmates in custodial centres across the state.
The Kaduna State Government has approved ₦400 million to complement UNICEF’s support, with all funds directed at combating malnutrition within the state.
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says millions of lives across the continent are at risk due to abrupt cuts in U.S. and European development aid, threatening to reverse decades of progress in global health.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public on falsified Oxycontin 80mg (oxycodone hydrochloride) which it says was detected in an unregulated market in Switzerland.
A Professor of Environmental and Public Health Microbiology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Vincent Chigor has emphasised that water testing and treatment are crucial for disease control in rural areas.
The National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) has called on Nigerians, especially residents of the Federal Capital Territory, to donate blood to support victims of the explosion that occurred on the Keffi-Kugbo Road, Abuja.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent investment in tuberculosis (TB) care and support services to safeguard millions of lives at risk worldwide.
The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) showed that young adults, particularly from ages 21 to 30, were the most affected by the deadly viral disease.