Abuja: President Bola Tinubu has urged traditional and religious leaders to take greater responsibility in combating preventable diseases, stressing that safeguarding the well‑being of Nigerians is a collective duty. Tinubu…
A recent investigation into Nigeria’s 2025 measles outbreak found that most infections are among children who have never received a measles vaccine. This finding raises urgent questions about gaps in…
Balanga, (Gombe State): The Gombe State Government, in partnership with the Federal Government and UNICEF, has rolled out the National Immunisation Plus Days campaign, targeting more than 832,000 children across…
Abuja (Nigeria): The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding access to oral health services, focusing on vulnerable populations by increasing funding levels and strengthening essential programmes designed to…
By Pharmacist Opara Augusta Onyinyechi Introduction The Crisis in Healthcare Access Every day across Nigeria, many people well within their active life years die not because of accidents, wars, or…
Gusau (Nigeria): The Polio Emergency Operations Centre in Zamfara said over 2 million children have been vaccinated against measles and rubella diseases in the state. Dr Murtala Salahudeen, the Incident…
Birnin Kebbi: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised concern over the 1500 rising cases of cholera in three months from mid-June to early Aug. The MSF’s Medical Coordinator…