The Kano state government is to establish a Center for Disease Control. Governor Abba Yusuf has written the State House of Assembly to approve the request.
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Bauchi state government says a total of 2,825,204 people were treated for onchocerciasis in the state in 2023.
An Ikeja High Court has sentenced one Richard Saviour to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his wife’s niece and infecting her with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
An international NGO, Sightsavers Nigeria, has called on the government and other stakeholders to intensify efforts towards eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria.
The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, says Nigeria accounts for 25 percent of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa with is the highest disease burden.
The Kaduna State Government in collaboration with Qatar Charity Group has commenced a free medical outreach across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.
In a bid to control and prevent animal diseases as well as increase livestock production, nine more Community Animal Healthcare Workers (CAHW) have been equipped with the requisite skills to deliver affordable and quality treatment to farmers in Kaduna state.
The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has declared a state of emergency in the health sector of Zamfara with a commitment to revamping the state’s healthcare system.
The Abia Government says it will investigate the pollution of a community stream in Aro Ajatakiri in Ajatakiri-na-Igu Autonomous Community in Ikwuano Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital (BDTH) in Kaduna, Prof Abdulkadir Tabari, says premarital and neonatal screening is a 100 percent solution to ending the occurrence of sickle cell disease in the society