Category Health

Nigeria has become the first country to receive the new MenFive meningitis vaccine from the Vaccine Alliance-funded global stockpile, with a shipment delivered by the United Nations Children’s Fund. This was disclosed in a press statement made available to our…

No fewer than nine people have died of Lassa fever in Benue State in the past two months. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Sam Ngishe,  disclosed this to journalists in a telephone chat on Thursday. This comes after the Nigeria Centre…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has launched the enrollment of pregnant women into the FCT Health Insurance Scheme. The FCTA also launched the distribution of free delivery kits to the pregnant women enrolled in the scheme. The launch held in…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has said that the ban on sachet alcohol is to safeguard the health of Nigerians. The Deputy Director of public affairs of, Christy Obiazikwor, told Saturday PUNCH that NAFDAC signed an…

The World Health Organisation, on Tuesday, voiced alarm at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year – a 79-per cent increase from 2022. The WHO technical adviser on measles and rubella, Natasha Crowcroft…

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives on Tuesday said it will stop at nothing to ensure that the concerns raised by its members are properly and promptly addressed. Nurses under the aegis of NANNM on Monday protested at…

Just 35 days into 2024, cancer has killed not less than 778,625 people globally. This was revealed on Sunday (today) by Worldometer, a live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy, and health.…

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, on Tuesday, expressed concern over the non-compliance to the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act 2017 in most medical facilities. Pate said gunshot victims come under…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has demanded the payment of its N25,000 quarterly accoutrement allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics in the federal public service. NARD made this known in its communique issued…

The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti on Sunday said the cancer situation in Africa is disheartening. Dr Moeti, in her message to commemorate the 2024 World Cancer Day, stated that “approximately 882,882 new cancer cases…