Health

On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for immediate and sustained action to combat the persistent global TB epidemic. Despite advances in treatment and...

The West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) has sounded the alarm over rising malnutrition rates in Nigeria, describing it as a silent crisis that poses significant health...

A Nigerian doctor practising in the United States has voiced deep concerns over the escalating mental health crisis in Nigeria, urging authorities to take urgent action to address the growing...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued a dire warning that 1.3 million children under five in Nigeria and Ethiopia may lose access to critical nutritional support due to...

In Nigeria, thousands of leprosy patients have been left without vital treatment for an entire year. This has exacerbated their symptoms and increased their social stigma. The essential drugs for...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of $1.7 billion for Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity – Governance (HOPE – GOVERNANCE) project alongside the inter-related Primary...

The federal government through the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted the public of a confirmed outbreak of Anthrax in a farm in Zamfara State. A statement on Tuesday...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that a total of 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria out of the...

Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate said yesterday that only 15.06 per cent of the total capital allocation to the sector in 2024 was released to...

A dynamic risk assessment conducted on Monday, 06 January 2025, revealed that Nigeria is at moderate risk of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV),  a common respiratory virus that can infect people...