Nigeria Launches MAMII Initiative in Kano to Combat Nigeria’s High Maternal Mortality Rate
Federal Government has launched MAMII initiative in Kano to reduce maternal mortality, ensuring healthcare access for pregnant women nationwide.
Federal Government has launched MAMII initiative in Kano to reduce maternal mortality, ensuring healthcare access for pregnant women nationwide.
The CIA has assessed that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab incident, though both lab and natural origins remain plausible.
Tanzania has confirmed a Marburg outbreak after one sample tested positive, following earlier denials and a prior outbreak in Rwanda.
President Donald Trump has officially ordered the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organisation, citing dissatisfaction.
WHO has said over $10 billion needed to restore Gaza’s healthcare, with increased aid deliveries after ceasefire takes effect.
The House of Representatives has called for mandatory hepatitis testing, vaccination, and treatment for children under five to prevent spread.
NCDC has reassured Nigerians that Human Metapneumovirus is not a public health threat in the country, despite global case surges
France has reported its first mpox clade 1b case in Brittany
Sagar Vitaceuticals has partnered with the Health Ministry to enhance local pharmaceutical production, targeting quality, affordability, and self-reliance.
Trump’s team is preparing for immediate US withdrawal from WHO, marking a significant shift in global health policy, expert says
UNICEF has donated an oxygen plant and newborn care unit aiming to combat neonatal mortality and improve healthcare delivery in Bauchi.
Remi Tinubu has highlighted Nigeria’s progress in Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, while emphasising that barriers to care must be addressed.
Dr. Alero Ann Roberts of LUTH has emphasised Covid still remains present, despite Nigeria’s milder experience compared to wealthier nations.
The federal government has declared that both public and private healthcare facilities must attend to victims of gunshots, citing rising deaths
Federal Health Ministry has confirmed no evidence of COVID-19 Variant XEC in Nigeria, urging calm and adherence to hygiene practices.
WHO has projected that Africa’s diabetes cases could reach 54 million by 2045, demanding urgent healthcare reforms. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said without urgent interventions, the number of
Russia has claimed that there is an increased interest from African and ex-Soviet countries in its mpox vaccine, Orthopoxvac
The WHO will reassess mpox’s status as a global health emergency next week, during a meeting with its Emergency Committee
Nigeria has joined the USAID-funded HIV-VISTA project as the only West African research site, aiming to develop a continent-specific vaccine
WHO has allocated 899,000 mpox vaccine doses to nine African nations, prioritising those hit hardest by the latest outbreak.
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