public health

Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has asked the Federal Government to take urgent action over the circulation of counterfeit and substandard drugs and consumer products in…
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that cholera transmission is still active nationwide and urged continued efforts to prevent more infections and…
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The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspects over the alleged processing and selling of meat from dead cattle in Maiduguri, the state capital. This was made known in a…
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged mothers in the country, particularly lactating mothers, to live healthy lives. She, in her message, urged to mark this year’s World…
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, has called on the United States to lift travel restrictions on Uganda, saying the country has contained its Ebola…
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to enhance Nigeria’s preparedness against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other emerging public health threats through improved…
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The Federal Government has been committed to health care in Nigeria. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, in a statement yesterday by NHEA…
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The Senate has passed for third reading a bill seeking the establishment of a National Agency for Malaria Elimination in Nigeria and other related matters. The sponsor, Senator Ned…
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The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Dr. Jide Idris, has revealed that Nigeria is only 59 per cent ready to respond to a possible Ebola…
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A bill creating a Mental Health Services Department to oversee and enhance mental healthcare delivery throughout the state was signed into law by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly…
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