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Mrs Adeyeye added that the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which was one of the greatest threats to global ...

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines designed to treat them.

A senior research scientist at NIMR, Emelda Chukwu, told journalists during the institute’s February Media Chat, that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ...

Mr Iluyomade said the fake drugs discovered included anti malaria drugs and injections for cerebral malaria, antibiotics, postinor and anagin ...

Ms Abubakar explained that Trachoma elimination was achieved following years of coordinated intervention across all 23 local government areas

Mr Pate said the Gombe State Government has already made significant progress in widening access to primary health services.

She said the agency conduct these exercises at least once a year in each zone, depending on the volume of ...

As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective.

It further said Nigeria has one of the highest rates of deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance, including sepsis, with 23.5 ...

NAFDAC said the producer was caught in the act of processing and packaging cosmetic products with false labels.

NAFDAC says it will prosecute individuals arrested accordingly.

The global health body also said AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity

NAFDAC says the exercise is carried out routinely all over Nigeria.

The witnesses scheduled to testify were unavailable.

WHO estimates that resistant infections already cause at least 700,000 deaths every year, including 230,000 deaths from multi drug-resistant tuberculosis.

"In many cases, acute renal failure can be reversed if the cause is found and addressed... Information is power; information ...

Findings in major Nigerian cities of Abuja, Ibadan, Kaduna and Lagos reveal a dark age barbering method plagued with unsafe ...

New blood test can detect ovarian cancer in early stages, other reports published.

Urgent action is needed to slash unnecessary consumption of the medicines.

Antibiotic resistance caused about two million infections and death of about 50,000 yearly in the U.S and Europe, says an ...

Experts link threat to lack of effective regulation and implementation of government policies.

The WHO report takes a broad and prospective look at antibiotic development.

This year’s antibiotics revision is the biggest revision of the antibiotics section in the EML’s 40-year history.