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Nigeria records over 24,000 diphtheria cases, 1,264 deaths

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Nigeria has recorded 41,336 suspected cases of diphtheria in 37 states across 350 Local Government Areas (LGAs) between week 19 of 2022 and week four of 2025. In its recent situat... Read More


Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 57 new cases, 12 deaths

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Nigeria has recorded 57 new cases and 12 deaths from Lassa fever outbreak across eight states in one week, spanning 20 to 26 January. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Pr... Read More


PT Health Watch: Expert advises on maintaining healthy weight, preventing obesity

Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- Obesity is a rising global health issue, significantly increasing the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. It is defined as an excessive a... Read More


World Cancer Day: Experts call for increased funding to combat disease

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- As the world marks the 2025 World Cancer Day, health experts have called for increased funding to combat cancer, warning that inadequate resources are hindering progress in the figh... Read More


Nigerian albinism association raises alarm over rising skin cancer deaths

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- As the world marks the 2025 World Cancer Day, the Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has raised concerns over an escalating health crisis facing Persons With Albinism (PWAs) acro... Read More


Ebola: Uganda launches vaccine trial for Sudan strain amid outbreak

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Uganda's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and other partners have launched the first-ever vaccine trial against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus. This ma... Read More


Ebola: NCDC strengthens surveillance amid Uganda outbreak

Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified its surveillance to prevent a potential Ebola outbreak in Nigeria. NCDC disclosed this in a statement o... Read More


WHO allocates $1 million to combat Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- In response to the confirmed outbreak of Sudan virus disease, a strain of the Ebola virus, in Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has allocated $1 million to support the co... Read More


Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 214 cases, 39 deaths in three weeks

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- Nigeria has recorded 214 confirmed cases and 39 deaths from Lassa fever across 10 states between 30 December 2024 and 19 January. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Preven... Read More


Nigerian govt empowers 10,000 midwives to boost maternal, child healthcare

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- In a bid to strengthen maternal and child healthcare in Nigeria, the Nigerian government has distributed 10,000 professional kits to midwives in Kwara state, North-central Nigeria.... Read More