Nigeria’s former Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Vaccine…
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Ahead of the 2023 elections in Nigeria, the Enugu state chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has urged those aspiring for various political positions in the state to give credence to the health sector.
The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), has embarked on a blood drive, as part of the organisation’s efforts to raise 2,000 pints of blood in 2023.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, warning that 20 more countries sharing land borders with the affected countries are at risk.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared the prevalence of bleaching cream among Nigerians as a national emergency.
The Nigerian government says the country has only vaccinated 68 percent of its COVID-19 eligible population.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, has partnered with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to promote the use of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian government on Thursday signed an agreement to receive a €16.9 million grant from the German government.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Wednesday commissioned the first Zonal Reference Laboratory in the country.
A not-for-profit organization, Development Communications Network has identified early detection as the key to addressing the increasing prevalence of cancer in Nigeria.