Africa CDC declares Mpox public health emergency, identifies limited vaccines, surveillance, diagnostics and contact tracing as challenges

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared its first public health…

Genetically Modified seeds: Huge implications for short term benefits, is the policy even worth it?

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently approved the use of Genetically modified seeds (GMO) in the country…

Africa CDC Likely To Declare Mpox Health Emergency, says Director

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director General, Jean Kaseya, said on…

Nasarawa deploys health workers to LG after 5 children die in 24hrs

Following the death of five children within 24 hours, The Nasarawa State Government has deployed health…

Nigeria’s enduring struggle against Cholera

Cholera, a waterborne bacterial infection, has continued to cast a long shadow over Nigeria’s public health…

NHIA to Review Medicine Tariff for Beneficiaries

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has declared its commitment to reviewing its medicine tariffs due…

Privatising Teaching Hospitals: What it means for Nigerians

In November 2014, the Federal Ministry of Health proposed a policy to privatise public health institutions,…

Update: NCDC May declare state of emergency on Cholera in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said, on Wednesday, it might declare an emergency…

Cholera Outbreak in Lagos: Five Dead, 60 Hospitalized

Five people have died and 60 hospitalizations have resulted from a severe Cholera outbreak in Lagos.…

FG sets aside N260bn to revitalise PHCs across Nigeria

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate has disclosed at the sectoral ministerial…