LUTH Begins Marrow Transplant For Those Suffering From Sickle Cell
A bone marrow transplant program has been initiated by the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) with the goal…
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Cholera: Borno State Govt Confirms Two New Cases Of Cholera
Two cholera cases have been reported by the Borno Government in one of the camps housing flood victims in Maiduguri. This was announced on Monday…
Adamawa State Reports 12 Deaths Arising From Cholera
On Sunday, the Adamawa State Government announced a cholera epidemic, with 12 deaths documented. Felix Tangwami, the Commissioner for Health, confirmed the epidemic in a…
NAFDAC Leads the Charge in Kaduna: Combatting Counterfeit Medicines
NAFDAC has intensified its efforts to combat the distribution of substandard and falsified medicines in Kaduna State, as revealed by its North West Zone Director,…
NAFDAC Sets To Promote Secondary School Programmes To Tackle Drug Abuse
The “Catch Them Young” initiative, launched by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, aims to combat the rising problem of drug…
Sickle Cell: Laws Should Be Implemented To Curb It’s Spread – Experts to FG
The study, “A Comparative Study of Existing Sickle Cell Laws in four Nigerian States,” which was released in September during Sickle Cell Awareness Month. This…
FG In Collaboration With UNICEF Urges Nigeria To Stop Open Defecation
According to information released by UNICEF yesterday, Nigeria will need almost 20 million toilets in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of eliminating…
Four People Die Of Acute Diarrhoea In Yobe -CDC
Four deaths from severe diarrhea have been verified by the Yobe State Government in the Gujba Local Government Area. Lawan Gana, the Commissioner of Health,…
40 Persons Affected By Cholera In Adamawa State
A cholera outbreak has been declared by the Yola-North Local Government Area’s administration in Adamawa. It further states that 36 more people who were impacted…
Benue Confirms 20 Cases Of MonkeyPox In The State
Benue State now has 20 confirmed cases of monkeypox after four additional samples tested positive. In Makurdi, newsmen were informed of this by Dr. Asema…