Bauchi State recorded 7,806 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, Dr Sani Mohammad, Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria said on Monday in Bauchi.
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has constituted a five-man committee to investigate inadequate primary healthcare facilities in the state.
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research on Monkey pox has appointed Dr Oluwafemi Daodu, as a members of the 12-man research team on monkey pox.
The Federal Government has stressed the need for continued adherence to behavioural change to sustain the successful containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the recalled EzriCare and Delsam Pharma Artificial Tears eye drops.
Dr Chioma Ofoekii, a medical practitioner, has advised that people should avoid overcrowding and poor ventilation during hot season to prevent meningitis.
An NGO, Hope for the Village Child, has collected samples from 297 people for screening during its free medical outreach to Joga in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State, to commemorate the World Tuberculosis Day (WTD).
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day (WTD), the Federal Government says, only one in every four Nigerians is aware of the disease.
The Enugu State Government, on Friday, launched the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) project while aiming at providing improved access to basic sanitation facilities within the state.
The Ekiti State AIDS Control Agency (EKSACA) has solicited collaboration and synergy with the Adolescent Friendly Research Initiative and Care (ADOLFRIC) to link Key Population in the state to its one shop health centre.