Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 14,237 cases of cholera across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory, spanning 339 local government areas as of …

Federal government on Thursday formally received one million doses of R21/Matrix-M Vaccine for malaria from Gavi. The first phase of the vaccination will commence in November in two States – …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says the death toll from the cholera outbreak has risen to 378 while 14, 237 persons have been infected with the disease since …

Stephen Enoch The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has launched a new project to reduce the alarming rate of maternal and child mortality in Kano state. …

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 75 per cent of the new HIV infections among adolescents globally occur in girls. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief of the UNICEF Field Office for …

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said only 134 out of 774 local government areas in Nigeria are Open Defecation Free (ODF). WASH Officer, UNICEF Kano field office, Ms …

Musa Na Allah Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has expressed his determination to equip health institutions in the state with state-of-the-art gadgets to enhance teaching and learning for effective …

Muhammad Garba Adequate Child childbirth spacing has been identified as an important component in reducing the risk of mother’s complications and improving the reproductive health outcome in society. A University Don …

Lukman Abdulmalik The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has advocated for the implementation of the Free Maternal and Child Healthcare law to reduce the rate of …

From January to October 2024, two instances of rabies were reported in the state of Bauchi, according to the state government. The number showed a 90% reduction from the 20 …