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Health advocates call for urgent investment in midwives to tackle maternal deaths

Nigeria, May 6 -- Health advocates in Nigeria have called on the government, development partners, and the wider public to prioritise investment in midwives as a critical strategy to end preventable m... Read More


INTERVIEW: Why early diagnosis is crucial in preventing disease outbreaks - Virology Professor

Nigeria, May 4 -- Outbreaks of infectious diseases in Nigeria are worsened by delayed or incorrect diagnosis, weak surveillance systems, and misdirected public health priorities. While early laborator... Read More


Nigeria records decline in Lassa Fever cases, but Mpox persists - NCDC

Nigeria, May 3 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that the country is seeing a decline in Lassa fever infections, even as Mpox continues to spread across nea... Read More


Cholera: Nigeria records 34 deaths, 1307 suspected cases

Nigeria, May 3 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has reported 1,307 suspected cholera cases and 34 deaths across 30 states and 98 Local Government Areas in the country. ... Read More


dRPC launches grants for Nigerian NGOs amid funding crisis

Nigeria, May 1 -- The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has launched a rapid response grant fund to support Nigerian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) grappling with the recent wave ... Read More