Increased Lassa Fever Deaths, Other Major Health Stories Last Week
Some 381 people have been confirmed positive with Lassa fever in Nigeria as at February 24 this year. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said since the onset of…
International Finance For Health: How Seven African Countries Squandered Millions Of Foreign Aid
Africa’s foremost diplomat, Kofi Annan, was one of the biggest human export from the continent. Aside from being the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations for nine years (1997 to…
France, Brazil, Eight Others Cause Measles Cases To Soar Worldwide —UN
Just 10 countries were responsible for three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year, the UN children’s agency said on Friday, including one of the world’s richest nations,…
Chemist’ Arrested With N1.5m Worth Of Fake Tetanus Vaccines NAFDAC –
Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control have arrested one Goodluck Nwadike in Kano for storing falsified and substandard Tetanus Vaccines. According to the agency’s Director-General,…
15 People Died, 102 Infected With Lassa Fever In Two Months In Ondo
No fewer than 15 persons have been confirmed killed by the deadly Lassa fever in Ondo State between January and February 2019. It was also revealed that the disease had…
LSD/FC receives international recognition
Eniola Olayemi Lagos State DNA & Forensic Centre (LSD&FC) has received the ISO/IEC17025:2017 accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Acc, lreditation (A2LA) for forensic DNA testing. This followed…
Training Traditional Birth Attendants Will Curb Maternal Mortality – Doctor
A medical practitioner, Dr. Mercy Luka has called for effective training and proper monitoring of activities of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) to mitigate cases of maternal and child mortality. Luka…
Immigration Sacks Port Health Officials From Seme Border
Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service have stopped Port Health Service from operating at the departure side of the Nigeria-Benin Republic border in Seme, reports the premier newspaper Our correspondent who visited…
Dangote: Getting African Leaders’ Support On Health Sector Devt
African business leaders have been urged to give the health sector priority in helping to contribute to the development of the sector, with various heads of government supporting the…
Election Postponement Can Trigger Mental Health Disorders Psychiatrist
The unexpected news of the postponement of Saturday’s elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission can trigger some emotional, mental and physical health challenges among Nigerians, expert has said. A mental…
