The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shu’main says over 80 percent of children who died of diptheria or admitted in hospitals never received routine childhood immunisations.
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The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged mismanagement of funds and other irregularities at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, confirmed that 117 children died following Diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since 2022.
A biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has partnered the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan to enhance the quality of care provided to patients and ensure global best practices.
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has commenced diphtheria vaccination in five affected local government areas to contain the spread of the disease.
The Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) says lack of early detection and treatment of breast cancer have kept the ailment as the leading cause of death among Nigerian women.
Laboratory tests conducted on patients in many teaching hospitals in the country indicate a widespread prevalence of Hepatitis B virus, a major cause of liver diseases.
The Federal Government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 12 pharmaceutical companies as part of its efforts to guarantee medicine security.
The National Emergency Task Force and Coordination for Diphtheria in Nigeria, has said Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, and Bauchi states are struggling with escaping cases of diphtheria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation.