The Director General of NACA, Temitope Ilori, said this in a statement, signed by the agency’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Toyin Aderibigbe. Ilori emphasised the heightened risk faced by people living with HIV, stating, while anyone can contract Mpox, individuals with compromised immune systems, such as those living with HIV, may experience more […]
In response to a 160% increase in Mpox cases this year, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC has declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security, PHECS. The World Health Organisation, WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Walter Mulombo, announced that Nigeria will receive doses of the Mpox vaccine as a […]
The Cross River chapter of the association also warned that the state was more vulnerable than others. The Public Relations Officer of the NMA, Ukam Edadi, made the call in an interview with mewsmen in Calabar. Reports say that the mpox virus, which initially broke out in Central Africa, has since spread to several West […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, Bauchi State office has begun a three-day exercise in markets in Bauchi State to Bauchi markets to mop up fake Milo chocolate drinks in circulation. The Bauchi State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Dr Paul Kamai made this known in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi. Kamai […]
During a visit to a stabilization center in Yola, Adamawa State, on World Humanitarian Day, Fall highlighted the urgent need for assistance. He emphasized that 4.8 million people are projected to be food insecure during the lean season, and 230,000 children face the threat of life-threatening malnutrition. Fall called on the international community to stand […]
The event was organised by the Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with the state Ministry of Health to discuss the current cholera situation in Nigeria and checkmate the state’s progress in cholera management, as well as the essential role of media in public health reporting. The workshop also featured a question-and-answer session, and participants took […]
The doctors described the new policy as a positive step towards rebuilding Nigeria’s healthcare system and improving its health indices if effectively implemented. Tinubu, approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the continued exodus of Nigerian health workers abroad. The policy, announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof […]
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on his X handle. Pate said the policy is more than just a response to the ongoing exodus of healthcare professionals but a comprehensive strategy to manage, harness, and reverse health worker migration. Many Nigerian healthcare workers leave the country for greener […]
The Commissioner for Health, Oyebanji Filani, made the appeal at Iye Ekiti, in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of the state, during the visit of officials of the state Ministry of Health to the palace of the Oniye of Iye Ekiti, Oba Jonathan Adeleye-Oni, on Friday. The officials were on an inspection tour of the […]
To further reduce the impact of Hepatitis on the population, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Olusegun Ogboye, has said that the state has subsided Hepatitis C testing and vaccinated over 5,000 residents. In a statement signed by the Ministry’s Director of Public Affairs, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, Ogboye, emphasised that the fight […]