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The Commissioner for Health, Plateau state, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, mentioned that the state has recorded five cases of cholera, three fatalities, and 20 suspected cases. Baamlong, on Wednesday in Jos, said the confirmed cases were…

Bayelsa State, South-South, Nigeria has recorded a 98 per cent coverage in the first round of the 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs) programme conducted from May 3 to May 6. Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, deputy governor of the…

The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has inaugurated a campaign against tuberculosis (TB) and stigmatisation in Jigawa State. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement on tuberculosis in Dutse on Wednesday, the agency’s director, Mr Ahmad…

The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has begun processes toward the domestication and implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018. The…

Orunsii Welcare Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday donated funds to three general hospitals for paediatric surgical support. The donations were made at the…

The President of the Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Association of Nigeria, EPHPAN, an environmental and public health expert, Dr Samuel Akingbehin, has warned against the dangers of self-medication without consulting…

The West African Health Organisation, WAHO, has expanded its Lassa Fever Coalition to accelerate vaccine access in the region. The announcement is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Alaba Balogun,  the Deputy Director…

The Medical Director, National Orthopaedic Hospital, NOH, Jos, Prof. Iche Onche says the hospital will formally commence its operations on Tuesday, offering specialised orthopaedic care to the people.  Onche disclosed this on Monday in…

The Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Advocacy Working Group, Prof . Taiwo Sheikh has called for concerted efforts of all stakeholders to ensure passage of the Suicide Prevention Bill before the National Assembly. Sheikh, also a past…

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Monday inaugurated the Expanded State Oversight Committee on the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, BHCPF. The committee was inaugurated by the Commissioner of Health, Umma Kaltum-Ahmed, in Kaduna on…