Health

By Deborah Nnamdi The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL), has renewed its plea to President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, to investigate the worsening conditions at the hospital, warning that it risks total collapse. During a peaceful protest held at…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) says only 6,000 consultants are left in the country. The association’s President, Prof. Muhammad Mohammad, said this on Thursday during the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting in Ilorin. The meeting was themed, “Policy Making for Quality Healthcare…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said that a total of 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria out of the 196 suspected cases. The cases, according to NCDC, were recorded between December 30, 2024, and January 5,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted Nigerians over the outbreak of anthrax in Zamfara State. The Director of the Information and Public Relations Department of the ministry, Ben Bem Goong, who disclosed this in a statement, said, “This development calls for heightened vigilance and proactive…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Government has confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as ‘Bird Flu’ in poultry in the state. It confirmed the bird pandemic in a 3,000-capacity poultry farm in Iriebe Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Victor…

By Deborah Nnamdi The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it regretted the decision by the new US administration of President Donald Trump to withdraw the country from the UN agency. According to AFP, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said: .“The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United…

By Amaechi Nnanna, with agency reports President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), criticizing the agency for mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health issues. He claimed the WHO had been influenced by political pressures from member states and imposed…

The family of Ejiro Didi-Uti have made a passionate plea to members of the public, governmental and non-governmental organisations to help save the life of their courageous 3-year-old son, Baby Ejiroghene Adewale Didi-Uti, who has been diagnosed with leukaemia. The father of the child, Ejiro, said the young child at…

By Deborah Nnamdi The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania, particularly in the Kagera region. The outbreak, which has claimed eight lives out of nine suspected cases, is causing significant worry due to its high fatality rate and…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has confirmed an outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, popularly known as bird flu, in Kano State. The bird flu reportedly affects various bird species, including layers, ducks, guinea fowls and turkeys. The outbreak of the disease has raised concerns over its potential…