Tag: Public Health

The US officially recorded 2,371 confirmed measles cases this year, surpassing the 2,289 cases reported throughout 2025

The president thanked Gavi for its continued support, saying the organisation had played a significant role in protecting lives and ...

Mr Idris said the Ministry of Health responded after a father shared videos on social media alleging that a strange ...

The SSG said the appointments are aimed at strengthening the government's ongoing reforms and service delivery initiatives in the areas ...

The surgeon revealed that globally, more than two million women “are living with untreated obstetric fistula, while between 50,000 and ...

The authority says additional health surveillance and screening measures have been activated across international airports following renewed Ebola concerns in ...

The Ogun Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, confirmed the incident, saying relevant agencies had commenced necessary interventions.

Health authorities say the combination of extreme temperatures, low humidity and dust creates favourable conditions for the spread of Neisseria ...

One of the Customs personnel injured during the attack by suspected armed drug traffickers on Thursday in Ogun The Nigeria ...

Between early 2025 and late 2025, suspected Mpox cases declined by 40 per cent, while confirmed cases dropped by 60 ...

He explained that 500 new installations, including solar-powered boreholes, storage tanks, reticulated pipelines, and water fetching points, have been constructed ...

Vice President Shettima says Nigeria loses $56 billion in human capital annually to malnutrition.

She cited a 2020 study across 20 secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory which found that about 32.9 per ...

Governor Lawal assured that the inauguration of the State Council on Nutrition will spark a transformative plan to strengthen society’s ...

According to her, strong, capable, and trusted national public health agencies are the institutional backbone of pandemic preparedness, response, and ...

WHO’s comments come as the CDC grapples with leadership instability, mass resignations, and threats of funding cuts.

During the commissioning ceremony on Airport Road, Abuja, President Tinubu led a moment of silence in honour of the victims ...

The report also examined the destinations of the unprocessed metals and minerals and the proceeds from their trade.

The water crisis in Lagos is a pressing issue, with the city needing over 700 million gallons of water daily ...

Mr Ojeifo said as of today, Edo State has recorded over 1,000 suspected cases of Lassa Fever, out of which ...

An official said the environment agency in the state was considering transitioning from dumpsites to sanitary landfills for efficient waste ...

Mr Tinubu left Nigeria on Saturday to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025).

NTDs are a diverse group of conditions caused by various pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi.

“NAFDAC stands at the forefront of ensuring that only quality, safe food items, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals and packaged ...