NIGERIA has been named among eight African countries that contributed to a clinical trial leading to the approval of the first malaria treatment for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilograms. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) applauded Nigeria for its role in the trials …
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THE Lagos State Government has appealed to medical doctors to shelve their three-day warning strike scheduled to begin today, saying negotiations and engagements with the Medical Guild are ongoing. This is contained in a statement issued by Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, the Director, Public Affairs in the Lagos State Ministry of Health. …
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The Adamawa Deputy Governor, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, has unveiled the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign, targeting over 1.2 million children across the 21 local government areas of the state. Farauta, represented by Dr Amos Edgar Chief of Staff to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, said this at the campaign inauguration on …
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THE Ebonyi State Government, on Friday, said it had recorded 590 criminal cases and 897 civil matters within the past two years. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ben Odoh, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in Abakaliki, according to News Agency of Nigeria. Odoh explained …
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THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating AIDS in children by 2030. Dr Adebobola Bashorun, National Coordinator of the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP), made the pledge on Monday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children. Bashorun highlighted …
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THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following a significant surge in cholera cases across 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in nine states. During a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, expressed concern over …
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THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to eliminate malaria in Nigeria by 2030. The country continues to bear the heaviest malaria burden globally, accounting for 27 per cent of cases and 31 per cent of deaths, according to the 2024 World Malaria Report. Addressing newsmen and a roundtable discussion …
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NEW figures released by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have disclosed that over two million Nigerians are living with HIV, with the highest burden found in Rivers, Benue, and Akwa Ibom states. This is despite decades of reported progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The country’s …
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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has convened more than 15 countries and other partners to test a new global coordination mechanism for health emergencies. The organisation, which said this in a statement on Saturday, said that it also convened more than 20 regional health agencies and health emergency …
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THE Ogun State Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, with the confirmation of the death of a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Ogun State Commissioner of Health, Dr Tomi Coker, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. …
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