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The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, says Lassa fever cases have steadily increased over the years, but its fatality rate has dropped from almost 100 per cent in early 2000 to 17 per cent…

The Borno State Government, in partnership with the World Health Organisation, has flagged off polio vaccination, targeting 2,506,233 children across the state. The Outbreak Response Vaccination Campaign is targeted at children 0-59 months…

Anambra State Ministry of Health in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday, organized the first Women Health Conference at Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre…

The wife of the governor of Enugu State, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, has advocated for nursing mothers to engage in exclusive breastfeeding for their babies, saying it would help them grow healthy. Mbah made the call when she paid a visit to the…

The recently constituted House of Representatives Committee on HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, says it is poised to hit the ground running to curb the spread of diseases in Nigeria. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon Amobi…

The World Health Organisation, (WHO) says it will support Nigeria with 92 million naira and also working with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to organize the 1st phase of vaccination campaign targeting children…

A Reproductive Health Specialist, Dr Omolaso Omosehin, has urged the Lagos State Government to establish youth-friendly centres and young mums clinics in rural areas of the state. Omosehin, former Head of, the Lagos Liaison Office, United…

A Public Health Physician and Senior Resident at the Department of Community Medicine, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Delta State, Dr Ese Agbatutu, has revealed that persistent, excessive sweating at night could be a sign…

A new study carried out by researchers in Sweden has found that people who consume high volumes of salt are at higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. The study discovered the possibility that salt can cause extensive damage even before…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) with funding from USAID and the government of Germany has distributed severe acute malnutrition kits to over eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to combat malnutrition amongst 6000 children in…