Health

Uganda on Thursday began a five-day nationwide free measles vaccination campaign targeting children aged nine months to five years. ‎...

The Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, has handed over six youth and adolescent-friendly centres to...

The Senator representing the Adamawa South Senatorial District, Binos Yaroe, has unveiled an upgraded mobile hospital to enhance healthcare delivery...

The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has raised concern over the growing exposure of young Nigerians to cardiovascular diseases, linking the...

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have exceeded 8,000, with the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

The Society for Family Health (SFH) has handed over its integratE project to the Kano State government after training community...

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Kogi chapter, has urged the state government to employ at least two veterinary doctors...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expanded its prequalification programme to include more life-saving medical devices, including contraceptives and tuberculosis...

About four in five cancer patients globally who require biomarker testing do not receive the testing needed to guide their...

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, says pharmacists are integral members of Nigeria’s healthcare system and...

About 80 health workers from 32 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, have been trained to expand access to Human...

‎The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is showing signs of decline, although transmission remains active in...

The World Health Organisation says new evidence shows that smoking may reduce the chances of conceiving, linking tobacco use to...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

The World Health Organisation says the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 6,000 reported cases and...

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, says Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preventio‎n (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for stronger...

‎Moderna has commenced a Phase 1 clinical trial of its experimental vaccine developed to protect against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a move...

‎Health authorities and humanitarian partners are set to open the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) biggest Ebola treatment centre this...

The United Nations has approved a $2 million allocation from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to reinforce Ebola preparedness...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments and global partners to intensify efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as...

French health authorities have confirmed the country's first case of Ebola after a doctor returning from the Democratic Republic of...

The Plateau State Government has reported a worsening cholera outbreak in Mangu Local Government Area, where the number of suspected...

World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is...

Former Minister of Health and Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Canada, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has urged the country to safeguard the progress...

Director-General of the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA), Prof. Saleh Yuguda, has urged Nigerians to step up voluntary blood donation...

World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that Nigeria currently faces a relatively low risk of Ebola outbreak when compared with...

Orthopaedic oncology experts have called for greater public awareness and routine medical checks to aid the early detection of bone...

Borno State is battling a worsening cholera outbreak that has claimed at least 37 lives and infected more than 3,000...

Health experts have reaffirmed that with advancements in science and modern medical technology, an HIV diagnosis is no longer a...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concern over the possible spread of Ebola into the...

In a renewed push to curb the country’s high maternal and infant mortality rates, the Federal Government has unveiled a...

The World Health Organisation has prequalified the first-ever malaria treatment specifically designed for newborns and young infants, marking a major...

Payment of long-awaited arrears arising from the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure review has commenced for members of the Nigerian Association...

The National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Division, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Alayo Sopekan, says eight per cent...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7,...

By Abasi Ita The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N32 billion to primary healthcare facilities across the country...

Nigeria has begun preparations to roll out lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, across eight states and the Federal...

By Abasi Ita Preparations for the 2026 Annual Scientific Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Nigeria are gathering pace, following...