Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union’s (AU) public health agency launched a $518-million joint plan on Friday to tackle the Ebola outbreak causing alarm in the Democratic …

Doctors employed at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, and its Akure Annex have commenced a 72-hour warning strike following the alleged assault of a medical doctor by a patient’s …

The Yobe State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mohammed Lawan Gana, has revealed that the Mamman B. Ali Maternal and Child Health Centre at the Yobe State Teaching …

Kano State Ministry of Health has announced the establishment of a special unit dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of adolescents, particularly young girls, with a focus on menstrual …

The Kano State Ministry of Health has reaffirmed the critical role of the media in promoting Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) as well as Primary Health Care …

The International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH), through its Kano State Office, has successfully harmonized health reporters across Kano State under a unified network aimed at strengthening public …

Kano State Government, under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commissioned the newly expanded Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to strengthen disease control and public health emergency response in …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Thursday placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano, Rivers and several other states on high Ebola preparedness alert following …

The Federal Government is considering possible restrictions on flights from countries affected by the Ebola virus, as part of fresh measures to prevent any outbreak in Nigeria. This was disclosed …

Healthcare workers at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu have commenced an indefinite strike over what unions described as unfair promotion practices and poor welfare treatment by the hospital management. The …