Health

More than two million people are reported to have benefited from HIV/AIDS testing, treatment and counselling services in Gombe State. Bolanle Oyeledun, executive director of the Centre for Integrated Health Programme (CIHP), said this on Tuesday at an event marking...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of suspected and confirmed Mpox cases in the country has gone down over the past four weeks. The NCDC shared this news on its official website on Monday. Mpox is a...

Some Nigerians have taken to social media to criticise the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) for refusing to verify the licences of nurses who wish to travel abroad. This intensified on Monday after a UK-based Nigerian doctor, Olufunmilayo...

The Association of Resident Doctors at University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin (ARD-UITH) has warned Nigerians against eating undercooked wild animal meat to avoid contracting the deadly Mpox virus. ARD-UITH President Yusuf Muhammed gave the advice in Ilorin on Monday during a...

People are asking for parents, the government, and the community to help the next generation, especially because of school and social problems.They are worried because the help for young people isn’t done well or sometimes isn’t there at all.They...

In response to its increasing spread and rising deaths, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared Mpox, formerly monkeypox, a continental public health emergency. Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya made the announcement on Tuesday during...

In a significant development, the Nigerian government said it has revitalized more than 500 Rural Health Centres (VHCs) across the country, with plans to renovate 3,000 more next year. This was revealed by the Executive Director of the National Primary...

Following the declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), Nigeria has stepped up its efforts to combat the outbreak. This was revealed by the Director General of the Nigeria Centre...

A las 11 de la mañana de un martes de 2023, Amina experimentó sus primeras contracciones, marcando el inicio del parto de su primer hijo. Señalización del Hospital General OkutaSu marido, Abu, y el vecino Rufai la llevaron rápidamente al...

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah has found the first polio case in the Gaza Strip.On Friday, the Ministry said the sick person is a 10-month-old baby in Deir al-Balah who hasn't had any vaccines.Their tests in Amman, Jordan,...