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The prevalence of malaria remains a major concern among countries, international health organisations and donor partners.

The bandits shot dead the health workers after a disagreement, witnesses said

WHO says the failure of world leaders to invest adequately in health priorities puts lives, livelihoods and economies in jeopardy.

This is not the first time Mr Yusuf, allegedly reputed for disrespecting laid rules and constituted authorities, would use inappropriate languages while responding to an official enquiry.

Nigerians identified “possession by an evil spirit” as one among three major causes of mental disorders, the study released on Tuesday revealed.

The three laboratories are located at UBTH, UNTH and NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja.

He said the relatives assaulted the doctor due to her refusal to approve blood transfusion for the patient.

“We are embarking on strike because our rights are being trampled upon.”

The Abia Ministry of Health has confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in one of the local governments in the state.

The Resident Doctors at UNIMED teaching hospital in Ondo and Akure began their indefinite strike on Friday.

The hospital said it did not collect a dime from the parents for the surgery.

The PEPFAR coordinator expressed optimism that the HIV epidemic in the country would end soon.

One person died in Ebonyi from a disease suspected to be Lassa Fever.

AMR is becoming an issue, it threatens life, it can cause disability, and it can cause illness and can also result in death. It also increases health care cost and causes economic loss.

Nigeria has pledged to finance the immunisation programme in the country, as the World Health Organisation reported that fewer people across the world now use tobacco products

The report pointed to an encouraging trend in cholera prevention and control in the world’s major hotspots, including Haiti, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the decline indicates a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic.

Nigeria routinely imports sheep and cattle from neighbouring Niger Republic

Patients normally pay N30,000 for each dialysis session.

President Buhari said the government would also honour its financial commitment to the international vaccine body, GAVI.

Nigeria has not recorded a single case of Wild Polio Virus in the past three years and is on the verge of being declared Polio-free

The world celebrated 40 years of the eradication of smallpox virus as the Nigerian Medical Association warned that it will take 25 years to reduce doctors’ shortage in Nigeria.