Nigeria has spent 500 million dollars on polio eradication efforts, but some challenges remain in fully eliminating circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV). The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja. Pate spoke at a high-level meeting with the Polio Oversight Board...
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The official flag-off of public primary school pupils health insurance scheme, held at Ibadan Civil Centre in the Oyo State capital on Thursday. From left, Executive Secretary, Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA), Dr Sola Akande; Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran; representative of UNICEF,...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure the health budget positively impacts the lives of doctors and health workers. Its first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Nigeria’s 2025...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said its ongoing enforcement operations aim to protect Nigerians, not to disrupt trade. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who briefed journalists on Saturday in Lagos, urged against politicising the agency’s operations. NAFDAC launched a...
The recent increase in the retirement age for doctors and healthcare workers, from 60 to 65 years, will help to cushion the effects of ‘japa’ scourge in the health sector. The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State Branch, Dr Happy Adedapo, disclosed this in an interview with the...
President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Mannir Bature, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature said the Coordinating Minister of Health...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said that President Bola Tinubu led administration is spearheading transformative reforms that are reshaping the nation’s healthcare landscape. Pate, who was named one of the 100 Most Influential Africans, disclosed this in an interview with the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has said it is expected to diagnose a suspected “Disease X’ which has killed at least 79 people in the Panzi district of Kwango Province. The country’s Director-General of Health, Dr Dieudonné Mwamba, disclosed this during a bi-weekly media briefing hosted by Africa’s...
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In spite of global advances in the fight against malaria, Nigeria continues to grapple with this leading killer disease. Nigeria’s struggles against malaria raises questions about the nation’s capacity to follow in the footsteps of Egypt, Algeria, Cape Verde and Mauritius...
Nigerian international footballer Nwankwo Kanu is best known for his illustrious exploits in the round-leather game, plying the trade for two decades for club and country, including at top European Leagues scoring 109 career goals in 516 appearances with no single red card (transfermarkt.com). However, a life-threatening heart disease...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho at the weekend, which left a further 140 injured. According to news reports, it was the latest terror attack by the Al Qaeda-linked militant group known as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam...
European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate Mpox, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted Mpox is which “not the ‘new...
Rivers and Edo States government said it have detected 5 cases of the deadly Mpox infection in the state. The Rivers Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, confirmed the development at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Oreh said the state had already put its Public Health...
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) has warned.against consumption of undercooked bush meat to avoid the deadly m-pox virus. The President of ARD-UITH, Dr Yusuf Muhammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that people should also avoid contact with...
The Federal Government says it has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points in response to the threat of MPox. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and External Relations,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The World Health Organization (WHO) has supported the Borno State government in reaching over 1.6 million vulnerable individuals, including children aged 0-59 months, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and adolescent girls, with critical interventions. WHO State Coordinator for Borno State, Dr. Ibrahim Salisu Umar,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were recorded between July 22 and July 28. The...
The African continent is poised to declare a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) as the Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak continues to spread across many countries. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), said this during a webinar on Thursday on the Mpox...