With Nigeria still ranking among the countries with the highest rates of maternal and infant mortality…
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COVID Alert: New NB.1.8.1 Variant Detected in Travellers to U.S.
A new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, is drawing growing concern among global health experts. First linked to…
NCDC Reports 366 Deaths from Lassa Fever, Meningitis Nationwide
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a combined total of 366 deaths…
‘Too Many Mothers Dying’: Minister Laments Nigeria’s Health Crisis
The Nigerian healthcare system faces a critical challenge with high rates of maternal and neonatal deaths,…
NAFDAC Under Fire for Alleged Extortion as Traders Pay Millions to Reopen Shops
A major storm is gathering around the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control…
FCT Health Crisis: Lawmakers Push for Urgent State of Emergency
The House of Representatives, during Wednesday’s plenary session in Abuja, urged the Federal Government to declare…
2.9m Nigerian Children Suffer Severe Malnutrition — UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm over the growing crisis of…
UCLA Surgeons Perform World’s First Successful Human Bladder Transplant
Gladness Gideon In a groundbreaking medical advancement, surgeons at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have…
FG Pledges Equitable Eye Care Access for All Nigerians
Gladness Gideon The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding access to quality eye care…
200,000 Nigerians Die Yearly from Unsafe Food — FG Unveils Crackdown Manual
About 200,000 Nigerians, many of them children, die each year due to foodborne diseases, the Federal…