A coalition of civil society organisations has criticised the World Health Organisation's declaration of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Edet Williams, a member of the coalition under the auspices of Equity International Initiative, spoke on...
Ogun State's Health Commissioner, Dr. Tomi Coker, says there's no need to worry. So far, no cases of mpox have been found in any of the 20 local government areas in Ogun State.
On Wednesday, Dr. Coker told DAILY POST...
The Edo State Government announced that they found eight possible cases of cholera in the area.
Dr. Ojeifo Stephenson, who is the Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, spoke to reporters about this on Wednesday in Benin...
An NGO, the Society for Women Development and Empowerment of Nigeria (SWODEN), has trained about 250 Community Health Volunteers and Health Service Providers (CHV/HSP) in Katsina State.
SWODEN also organised a two-day training for 110 male motivators as part of...
From January to August 2024, Akwa Ibom State has found four cases of monkeypox.
The Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer at the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health, Samuel S. Etuk, shared this news on Wednesday. He was speaking at...
The National Hospital in Abuja says the brain drain affecting the health sector has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500 people (a loss of about 17 percent).
This is despite 25 years of medical advancements and a significant expansion...
As of Friday, Nigeria has confirmed 40 cases of Mpox, a viral disease recently declared a public emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Like global health institutions, Nigerian health authorities have reintroduced relevant measures to curb...
The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) is developing a Continental Response Plan to guide the response to the Mpox outbreak in African countries.
CDC Director General for Africa Jean Kaseya made the disclosure during an online press conference...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it needs $87.4 million to help fight Mpox for the next six months.
This money will help WHO work with countries, partners, and others to stop the spread of Mpox. They will use the...
