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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention has said that the national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group will continue to intensify its monitoring response to the disease across states. READ…

Ahead of the World Blood Donor's Day, the Federal Government has commence preparations with the inauguration of committee members. READ ALSO:Nigerians Urged To Be Blood Donors The acting Director-General of the National Blood Service…

Nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the continent vulnerable to even more outbreaks of disease and facing a child…

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, during a news conference on Tuesday, called for joint action and collaboration between communities and the health system to bring Tuberculosis (TB) under…

The Plateau State Government has commended the World Health Organisation’s efforts and successes recorded so far in public health, as it marks 75 years of promoting global health. READ ALSO:WHO celebrates 75th anniversary, advocates for…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Monday…

The World Health Organisation said it has trained 50 Yobe journalists and social media influencers on health and behavioural change reporting. READ ALSO:WHO trains Borno state Journalists on health reporting In a presentation at the…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have reacted to the UK code of practice, which listed Nigeria among 54 other countries where health workers should not be actively recruited.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a Chinese woman has become the first person to die from the H3N8 subtype of avian influenza that is rare in humans. The WHO in a statement on Tuesday said the 56-year-old woman from the southern…

The World Health Organization together with Unitaid and with the support of Medicines Law & Policy, have tasked member countries to work towards improving access to novel and affordable COVID-19 treatments. The health organization made…