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NCDC confirms Lassa Fever outbreak in Kaduna Army Hospital
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, has confirmed the outbreak of…
Lassa Fever kills four in Kaduna Army hospital
Four people have died in Kaduna as a result of an outbreak of acute viral heamophatric fever, often known as Lassa fever, at the…
Sanwo-Olu announces free delivery, CS at Government hospitals
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared that the state will begin to provide free deliveries, including caesarean…
Senate confirms Kelechi Ohiri’s appointment as DG NHIA
The Nigerian Senate has ratified Dr Kelechi Ohiri's appointment as Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority…
Africa aims to produce 60 percent of vaccines by 2040
The African Union has decided that by 2040, 60% of vaccinations used in Africa will be manufactured domestically.
Council boosts doctors’ salaries to discourage japa
Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Chairman, Fuad Atanda-Lawal, greenlights a 10 percent salary increase for doctors serving in primary…
Tinubu approves new leaderships for eight health sector agencies
President Bola Tinubu has approved new appointments, as well as reappointments of the Board Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers…
Tinubu appoints ex-Lagos commissioner, Olajide Idris as NCDC DG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Professor Mojisola Adeyeye as the Director General/Chief Executive Officer…
Heat stress to persist in coming days- NiMET
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has announced that the current high heat in the country will last for a while.
42,000 nurses left Nigeria in three years – FG
The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) Faruk Abubakar reports that 42,000 nurses have departed the…