Health Report
WHO approves two new mpox tests to boost detection
The World Health Organisation has listed two additional mpox in vitro diagnostics under its Emergency Use Listing procedure to enhance...
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Breast cancer: A Look at prevalence, challenges and care in Nigeria
October is recognized globally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), a campaign aimed at educating and raising awareness about the...
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NMA offers free health checks to 1000 Plateau civil servants
The Nigerian Medical Association, Plateau State chapter has said it would conduct free medical checks for 1,000 civil servants in...
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Lagos seals building without toilet
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office said on Friday that a building without a toilet in the Agege area of...
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Niger unveils integrated measles, polio vaccination campaign
The Niger State Government has launched the 2024 integrated measles, polio vaccination campaign for children under five years in the...
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Polio virus decreases by 38% in Nigeria in 1 year – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said the circulating variant of poliovirus type 2 has decreased by 38 per...
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Diphtheria kills 1,191 persons in 17 months – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says no fewer than 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria from May 2023...
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Lagos govt, SFH sign MoU to tackle malaria
The Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Society for Family Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on an...
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Ebonyi records 28 cholera deaths, 386 cases
The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has disclosed that the state has recorded 28 deaths and 386...
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China releases guidelines for obesity diagnosis, treatment
China’s National Health Commission has released its first set of guidelines to standardise the diagnosis and treatment of obesity. Over...
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