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Strike Looms as Resident Doctors Give FG 21-Day Ultimatum Over Salary Arrears

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an industrial dispute with the Federal Government, issuing a 21-day ultimatum...

No Confirmed Ebola Cases in Nigeria – FG

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Government has confirmed that no case of Ebola Virus Disease has been detected in Nigeria despite the recent...

Borno Cholera Outbreak: 39 Dead, Over 4,200 Infected Months After National Alert

By Maryanne Awuya Cholera is spreading rapidly across Borno State, killing at least 39 people and infecting 4,204 others. The crisis is escalating...

Ebola: Nigeria At 59% Readiness, Says NCDC DG

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Dr. Jide Idris, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Abuja says Nigeria’s level of preparedness...

WHO Confirms First Ebola Patient Recovery in DR Congo Outbreak

By Maryanne Awuya The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the first recovery of a laboratory-confirmed Ebola patient in the ongoing outbreak in...

Ebola: NCDC Places Lagos, FCT, Eight States on High Alert 

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has heightened Ebola surveillance across Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and...

FG Hails ATBUTH’s Landmark Achievement in Medical Innovation

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Government has congratulated the management and researchers of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital over the successful patent...

Ebola Alert: FAAN Tightens Airport Health Checks Amid Fresh Concerns in Central Africa

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has stepped up health safety measures at the nation’s international airports following renewed...

Ebola Cases in DR Congo Rise to 513 as Death Toll Hits 131

By Maryanne Awuya The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country has resulted in 513 suspected cases...

Nigeria on High Alert as Ebola Resurges in DRC, Uganda

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nigeria has reinforced its public health defence system following fresh Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa, amid growing concerns over...

Deadly Ebola Resurgence in DR Congo Leaves 65 Dead

By Maryanne Awuya A fresh Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has left 65 people dead and another 246...

Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sparks Global Health Monitoring Effort

By Maryanne Awuya Health authorities across several countries are intensifying contact tracing efforts following a hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship, which has...

FG Intensifies Push for Vaccine Production, Advanced Medical Therapies

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Efforts to boost medicine security and local pharmaceutical production have intensified, as the Federal Government deepens collaboration with global partners...

Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak: WHO Takes Charge as Death Toll Reaches 3

By Maryanne Awuya The World Health Organization has launched an emergency response following a suspected outbreak ofi hantavirus infection linked to a cruise...

Major Milestone: Nigeria Achieves 86.7% Technical Compliance in Pharma Sector

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Government says it is ramping up technical support for local pharmaceutical manufacturers to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare security and...

Sokoto to Recruit 2,400 Health Workers to Strengthen Rural Healthcare

Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the health sector as the state moves to recruit...