Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and UNICEF have welcomed the new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, as the vaccine received World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification and can be made available to countries around the world.The organisations said the prequalification of this new product will help EuBiologics, the manufacturer, produce more volumes
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The government of Borno State has said that several infectious diseases, such as polio, guinea worm, and maternal and neonatal tetanus, are on the verge of elimination in the state.The commissioner for health and human services, Professor Baba Malam Gana, stated this yesterday at an event to commemorate this year's
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First Lady Remi Tinubu has called on all Nigerians to join the fight to ensure "Health for All" across the country.In her World Health Day message, Mrs. Tinubu highlighted the significant progress made in Nigeria's healthcare sector, while acknowledging that the gap in equitable access to quality healthcare remains a
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Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has phased out the process of registering medical laboratory facilities manually in the country.With this development, practitioners and proprietors would no longer be required to come to the headquarters in Abuja with piles of documents, seeking to open paper files, which would slow
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Over 25 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Ortese Camp in Guma local government area of Benue State have been diagnosed with tuberculosis and Lassa fever.This is even as the state programme manager, Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control, Dr Terence Akighir, explained that the diagnosis is ongoing to establish the
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Sokoto State government has confirmed 35 cases of new Ascites disease in the Isa local government area of the state.The state commissioner for health, Hajiya Asabe Balarabe, confirmed and expressed disappointment at the health stakeholders in the area for failing to inform the ministry about the emergence of the disease,
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A Nigerian athlete, Akinrodoye Samuel, better known as Coach Dreh, has swam across 11.8-kilometre-long water of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, to raise awareness on mental health.The professional swimming coach last Saturday embarked on the task from Oworonshoki, Mainland to Adeniji Adenle on the Island.Coach Dreh, the CEO of Ocean
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The Federal government has approved the disbursement of N25 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) for upgrade of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country.Coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof Muhammed Ali Pate, disclosed this at the meeting of the BHCPF Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC),
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First Lady, Remi Tinubu, has advocated for a renewed commitment, especially at the state level to the fight against tuberculosis in Nigeria. This is even as she pledged N1bn to tackle the disease.She was speaking during her investiture as the Global and National Stop TB Champion at the State House
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The Kaduna State government recorded 32,297 cases of tuberculosis in 2023. It, however, reduced the risk of spreading the disease during the period.The state commissioner for health, Umma Kaltume-Ahmed, disclosed the figure at a press briefing to mark the World Tuberculosis Day celebration yesterday in Kaduna.She said tuberculosis case detection
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