Health

As of Friday, the CDC data shows that 28,220 cases have been confirmed globally in 88 countries, with 81 of...

The workers are members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN)

“At least one child globally was infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020.”

“If you are using your fingernails to scratch the eyes, you damage the cornea.”

The doctors said both the Federal and state governments had defaulted on agreements reached in the past

The report noted that globally, 4,000 people a day are still being infected with HIV and that if current trends...

Lassa virus is transmitted to man by infected multi-mammate rats and humans become infected from direct contact with the urine...

Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in Nigeria, with 857 infections and 164 deaths recorded in 2022.

Poor funding of the health sector leaves negative impacts on Nigeria’s rising population, with the country accounting for 20 per...

Globally, the African region accounts for 70 per cent of the global Hepatitis B cases found among children younger than...

Mr Ehanire said this at the public hearing of a bill for the amendment of the UTHs Act by the...

At least 17 million Nigerian children are undernourished; stunted and/or wasted, giving Nigeria the highest burden of malnutrition in Africa...

It added that the impacts of seasonal or extreme weather events are also a frequent cause of drowning and is...

All the people who were diagnosed with the disease had recovered, an official said.

The latest NCDC data shows that the new cases have raised Nigeria’s infection toll to 260,339.

“Findings from the report also blame Nigeria's deteriorating health care system on the weak governance structures and operational inefficiencies”

The Ekiti health commissioner said he warned residents during the Sallah celebration about a possible upsurge.

Despite TB being a vaccine-preventable disease, one-quarter of the World’s population, approximately 1.9 billion people, is infected with TB

Statistics show that as of July 21, 2022, the United States has recorded a total of 90,046,834 infections and 1,025,741...

Mr Ghebreyesus noted that while infections are declining in some countries, “others are still seeing an increase and six countries...

The current outbreak in Ghana is the second time the virus will be detected in West Africa, after the 2021...

The minister also noted that the country has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of confirmed Lassa fever cases.

Apart from the confirmed cases, NCDC stated in the situation report that no fewer than 301 suspected cases of the...

Confirming the development, the WHO regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said “Health authorities have responded swiftly, getting a headstart...