Health

25 persons have been confirmed dead as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak, otherwise known as Cholera, in three Local Government Areas of the state out of a total of...

The African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an Mpox test from Morocco, calling it a "major milestone" to help combat the outbreak on the continent. The announcement...

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has concluded plans for a nationwide birth registration social Mobilisation exercise. To ensure that every child in Nigeria is able to access essential services such...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning regarding the recall of a specific batch of Nivea Black & White Invisible Roll-on Deodorant...

In the wake of an outbreak of cholera in the Kwalmiya community of Kanam Local Government Area (LGA), Plateau State - the state commissioner for health, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk has...

Nigeria takes delivery of 846,000 doses of anticipated malaria vaccine from development partners to alleviate the country’s high incidence, especially among children and other vulnerable groups. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating...

Nigeria is set to receive its first shipment of the highly anticipated malaria vaccines on Thursday, marking a significant step in the country’s fight against one of its deadliest diseases....

US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday, 07 October for their discovery of microRNA and its role in how genes are regulated, solving...

The health sector is one of the Tinubu administration’s axes of policy dynamos and triumphs. Reforms initiated to upskill manpower, strengthen structural integrity, upgrade infrastructure, provide essential equipment, and ensure...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, decried what he described as rising cases of drug abuse among soldiers deployed in the various theatres of operation....