The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Prof. Abdulkadir Musa-Tabari, has highlighted the achievements and transformations recorded in the institution since its conversion from a specialist hospital. Addressing journalists at the hospital in Kaduna, Musa-Tabari said the hospital, which began as a nursing home established by colonial authorities in 1930,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has conducted a sensitisation workshop in Karu, Federal Capital Territory, to promote patient safety and encourage responsible medicine use among residents.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop targeted community leaders and Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs), who are expected to extend awareness campaigns…
Medical practitioners have called for targeted incentives to combat the low rates of voluntary blood donations.. The practitioners made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lokoja to commemorate the 2026 World Blood Donor Day. A pharmacist at the Kogi Specialist Hospital, Samuel Omale, described the day…
Dr Nicholas Baamlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health says the state has recorded 11 confirmed cases of cholera, five deaths, and 53 suspected cases . Baamlong, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Jos said the confirmed and suspected cases were reported in Pushit, Mangu 1 and Mangu 2 communities in Mangu Local Government Area…
The wife of Plateau Governor, Mrs Helen Mutfwang, has launched the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign for more than one million children in Jos on Tuesday. The governor’s wife, who was decorated as the SMC Ambassador, reaffirmed commitment to protecting children under five years. She said malaria remained a leading cause of child illness…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the European Commission has allocated 17.5 million euros to support ongoing efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Africa CDC said this in a post on its official X account on Tuesday. According to the agency, its Director-General, Dr Jean Kaseya, received Ms…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the ongoing outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has resulted in 515 confirmed cases and 91 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO said this in a statement on Tuesday, noting that neighbouring Uganda had also recorded 19 confirmed cases, two deaths and one probable…
A Family Physician, Dr Olurotimi Agboola, on Wednesday debunked the belief that stress caused malaria, stating that the claim was a misconception not supported by scientific evidence. Agboola, who works at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, emphasised this during a health talk and free eye screening organised by the management of the News Agency…
The number of suspected Ebola cases still under investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has dropped sharply to 116, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. The decline came after many previously listed suspected cases were tested and ruled out, World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said on Tuesday. A DRC Health…
South Sudan Senior Presidential Envoy, Adut Kiir has backed Emergency preparedness and response following the outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda, amid fears of possible cross-border transmission. Kiir, Senior Presidential Envoy on Special Programmes in South Sudan, alongside the Minister of Health, Hon. Luke…
