The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera. The Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this during ...

The Federal Ministry of Environment is partnering with the European Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and other stakeholders to develop the national circular economy roadmap. The roadmap ...

No fewer than 45 per cent of under-five-age children in Kano State are said to be stunted due to a lack of proper breastfeeding techniques and observing the right nutrition. ...

The Delta State Government says it has recorded over 60 cases of rabies and five deaths within two months in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has deployed 9.3 million doses of diphtheria vaccines to affected states in Nigeria following the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history. A ...

An international non-governmental organisation, Sightsavers Nigeria, has called for the inclusion of people with disabilities in sexual health and family planning services. The organisation made the call on Tuesday in ...

The Mandate Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, has harped on the relevance of comprehensive health insurance coverage for residents in the ...

The Pharmaceutical Inspectorate Committee in Kogi State said it has shut down over 100 medicine stores operating illegally in the state between January to September 2023. The Kogi State Vice ...

The Chief Medical Director of Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Dr Kolawole Ogundipe, has expressed concern that many Nigerians having kidney problems are still considering travelling out of ...

A public health expert and Programme Officer with Sightsavers Nigeria, Dr Joshua Ibenu said 1.1 million Nigerians are blind but there are not enough ophthalmologists to take care of eye ...