NCDC reports 229 Lassa Fever deaths, 973 infections as cases rise
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a renewed increase in confirmed Lassa fever infections after a brief decline,…
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Onitsha market hands over ₦430m fake, expired drugs to NAFDAC
The leadership of the Ogbo Ogwu Medicine Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, has handed over fake, expired and other unwholesome drugs valued…
Eastern mediterranean carries half world humanitarian burden — WHO
The World Health Organisation has sounded a grave warning that the Eastern Mediterranean region now carries nearly half of the world’s humanitarian…
Nigeria plans first local veterinary hormonal drug manufacturing plant
Nigeria could soon begin producing veterinary hormonal drugs locally, as Chromedix Pharmaceuticals Limited has approached the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development with…
Trump seeks $1.4bn to combat Ebola
United States President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking more than $1.4 billion in additional funding from Congress to prevent the widening Ebola…
OOUTH resident doctors begin 10-day warning strike
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, has announced a 10-day warning strike over…
FG approves ₦21.2m Ebola preparedness funds
The Federal Government has approved the release of N21.2 million in outbreak investigation and response funds to each state to strengthen preparedness…
Anambra seals unregistered clinics, health facilities
The Anambra State Ministry of Health, on Monday, sealed an unregistered health facility, Vick-Benedict’s Home, at Ifitedunu in Dunukofia LGA. The State…
US commits additional $20m to boost Ebola preparedness in Africa
The United States has announced an additional $20 million in funding to support Ebola preparedness efforts in four African countries as concerns…
Tinubu approves ₦10bn to tackle Ebola threat in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats…
Pharmaceutical society hails convictions of illegal drug dealers in Calabar, Oyo
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria on Monday applauded two landmark Federal High Court judgments convicting operators of illegal pharmaceutical facilities, describing the…
NDDC donates medical equipment to Rivers health centre
The Niger Delta Development Commission has donated medical equipment to the Model Primary Health Care Centre in Orogbum Community, Port Harcourt Local…