Health

Lagos State Government has assured that all coronavirus centers and other dedicated facilities have been placed on high alert to pick up early trends that may suggest a third wave of the pandemic across the state. It explained that since…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of hair smoothing products containing formaldehyde. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…

Countries including Britain, Germany, and the United States have pledged to send urgent medical aid to help Indian battle coronavirus crisis overwhelming its hospitals after new coronavirus infections hit a record peak for the fifth day.…

The Kano State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 1,252 malaria patients died in fifteen months in medical facilities across the state, saying plans have been concluded to ensure Kano curbs the incidence of preventable deaths to…

The Borno State Government has disclosed that the state recorded 953 deaths, out of the over one million residents that tasted positive to malaria between 2017 and 2020 in the state. In Borno, persons confirmed with malaria in 2020 stood…

Despite acclaimed low burden of malaria in Lagos State, the state's Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that no fewer than 700,000 persons are diagnosed with the disease annually across Lagos. He added that aside from…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decried effect of coronavirus outbreak on measles vaccination, saying about 16.6 million children in Africa missed planned supplemental measles vaccine doses between January 2020 and April 2021 due to…