The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is calling on world leaders to increase global health spending in areas needed to improve children's health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis.
The foundation made the call in...
To cushion the impact of the recent floods on victims in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, the United Nations has allocated $6 million to the State of Nigeria Humanitarian Fund.
This is equivalent to N9.8 billion at the current exchange...
In Yobe State, four people have died from a bad stomach problem called acute diarrhea in an area called Gujba Local Government Area.
The Health Boss, Dr. Lawan Gana, told the news about this in Damaturu on Monday.
Dr. Gana said...
The Yobe State Government has confirmed the death of four persons from acute diarrhoea in Gujba Local Government Area of ​​the state.
Commissioner for Health, Lawan Gana, disclosed this to reporters in Damaturu on Monday.
Mr Gana said the disease was...
With more than 35 million children affected by malnutrition, the National Technical Committee on Nutrition Financing has called for increased budget allocation for nutritional interventions in 2025.
The technical committee calls for nutritional intervention to be prioritised in the next...
The Nurses and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has re-opened its website for checking nurses’ and midwives’ certificates.
The DAILY POST learned this website started working again on Saturday. It was turned off back in December 2023.
But, the NMCN hasn't...
The administration of Yola-North Local Government Area in Adamawa has announced an outbreak of cholera in the area.
It also says the outbreak has killed four people, while 36 others are receiving treatment at various hospitals in the area.
Council Chairman...
Cross River Epidemiologist Inyang Ekpenyong has confirmed two new cases of Mpox in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area.
He made the confirmation in a statement in Calabar on Saturday.
It would be recalled that the state had earlier reported one case...
Doctors from the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) are worried about many pregnant women in the country choosing to give birth with untrained midwives instead of going to the hospital.
The doctors said this choice is dangerous for the...
The number of people with Monkeypox in Benue State is now 20. Four new tests came back positive.
Dr. Asema Msuega told this to news reporters in Makurdi.
Dr. Msuega said the confirmed cases are in two areas: Makurdi and Gwer...
