Health

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) recently shut down 666 illegal medicine shops in Kaduna State because they were operating without the proper rules. This action started earlier this week, targeting places where medicines were sold without following any safety...

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has provided relief materials and appealed for urgent donations for victims affected by the recent floods in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. This was stated in a statement from the organisation, signed by...

The Nigerian government has sent a warning that Lassa fever might increase soon. This warning came from Dr. Jide Idris, the head of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), at a news conference on Wednesday in...

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Abuja is working hard to help people with kidney problems. They have started a new team of top doctors to do kidney transplants. This team is led by a very experienced kidney doctor,...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a decline in disease outbreaks across the country, with a significant reduction in reported cases of yellow fever, diphtheria and cholera. However, NCDC Director-General Jide Idris warned of an imminent surge...

Sure, let's rewrite the blog post in a simpler and clearer manner that even young children can understand: <p>Doctors Without Borders (called MSF) and the Ministry of Health have found that one out of every four young kids in Shinkafi...

Recently, President Bola Tinubu approved a National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to manage the exodus abroad of skilled Nigerian healthcare professionals. As announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, the 56-page document presents the...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said Mpox cases in the country now stand at 67. The cases, according to the disease center, were confirmed out of 1,031 suspected cases reported in 23 states of the federation and...

The Enugu State Government has said it will penalise any farmer or meat seller caught selling dead animals for public consumption. The government has warned butchers, poultry farmers and livestock breeders against this unhealthy practice to prevent the spread of...

One in four children under the age of five is malnourished in the Shinkafi and Zurmi areas of Zamfara state in Nigeria, according to a massive study conducted in June by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Ministry of...