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Mr Mohammed said the project was designed to rehabilitate and equip the facility with modern medical gadgets to meet international ...

In April 2025, Nigeria’s health sector faced a mix of urgent challenges and progress.

The Governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe, praised the decision of the National Primary Health Care ...

The Kaduna State Government says the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) members will be trained to improve basic education

In addition, Gavi is investing nearly $100 million in a nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign targeting over 100 million ...

Mr Gana stressed that unvaccinated children pose a serious public health risk and contribute to repeated outbreaks of diseases such ...

"One day, some of the medical teams came for another vaccination in the village, but my husband still refused to ...

Speaking on this year’s theme: “Immunisation For All Is Humanly Possible”, Ms Chiluwe described vaccines as “one of humanity’s greatest ...

They are urging governments and donors to support global efforts to protect lives and sustain vaccination programmes.

He noted that the HPV vaccine is available free of charge in PHC facilities across the country, like every other ...

She noted that two of the cases were detected through Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance, while the third was identified ...

UNICEF issued a strong call to action, urging the Jigawa State Government, and indeed all states in Nigeria, to take ...

It revealed that an estimated 260,000 women died from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications in 2023.

According to him, other impacted LGAs include Alimosho, Badagry, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Ojo, Mushin and Lagos Island, where various numbers of ...

Mr Musa-Ismaila said the Public Health Department started receiving reports of people showing symptoms of fever, severe headache, neck stiffness ...

The region accounted for one-third of all measles cases globally in 2024.

The bandit family of Yellow Janbros, led by their son , masterminded the abduction. But because of his inexperience, it ...

“Looking at what is happening at the global level, we need to really reduce the reliance on others at all ...

He noted that Rotary had spent nearly $3 billion on polio eradication activities globally over the years

At the handing over ceremony for the project held at the Government House in Dutse, Governor Umar Namadi commended the ...

"It is a sobering reality that 89.4% of children in the Jigawa State experience monetary poverty, while 85.6% are multi ...

Several factors contribute to inadequate death registration in Nigeria.

“This is the time to inform and educate our people on vaccinations, which are crucial for eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases in ...

The minister noted that this year's theme is a call to accelerate progress, deepen partnerships, and to translate commitments into ...