Lassa fever deaths surge as Nigeria records 214 casualties this year
Nigeria's disease control agency has raised alarm over surging deaths from Lassa fever. The NCDC confirmed that 214 people have...
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Lassa fever kills 214 Nigerians amid escalating mortality crisis
Nigeria's death toll from Lassa fever has climbed to 214 this year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention...
Akpoveta bags National Health Insurance Excellence Award as Delta sets benchmark
Safana highlighted the state's impressive strides in enrolment, service delivery, healthcare access for vulnerable populations, and innovative health financing initiatives,...
Physiotherapist from Nigeria receives continent's top career award
Efe Useh, a physiotherapist and scholar with Nigerian roots, has won the World Physiotherapy Africa Region Award. It's one of...
Kaduna state adopts national water, sanitation, hygiene standards first
Kaduna State has made history as the first in Nigeria to adapt the National Ward Development Committee guideline to its...
The Virus Does Not Need a Visa
There is a particular kind of complacency that sets in when a disaster is happening somewhere else. We watch it...
WHO Unveils blood Campaign Slogan as FG Calls for Increased Voluntary Donation
The Director General of the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA), Prof. Saleh Yuguda, has announced the official slogan for the...
ISN Medical expands operations to improve diagnostic access throughout West Africa
Felix Ofungwu, managing director and CEO of ISN Medical, believes the company's push into West Africa will help close critical...
Floodwaters Spark Urgent Health Emergency Across Nigeria's Affected Communities
Nigeria's water minister has sounded the alarm. Prof.Joseph Utsev warned residents across 33 states to brace for serious flooding through...
Stillness Claims Lives in Lagos Community Study
I sat across from my friend Chris recently when something caught my attention. He struggled to stand up from my...
Nigerian digital health platform MedReach tackles healthcare access crisis nationwide
A new healthcare platform built by Nigerians is fighting back against the country's medical crisis. MedReach combines telehealth technology with...
African nations accelerate medical research approval processes across the continent
Kenya has formally joined the Trial Regulation and Clinical Ethics Optimization (TRACE) Project, a continental push to speed up clinical...