Health
Stories about Covid-19 and other ailments
IMF lauds FG’s management of COVID-19 pandemic
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the Federal Government’s proactive management of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts....
UNICEF alerts over high rate of FGM among Nigerian girls
UNICEF has warned that female genital mutilation is on the rise among Nigerian girls aged 0-14. Rates have risen from...
UNAIDS 95-95-95 vision, key to ending HIV in Nigeria – Ozoemena
Mr Jekwu Ozoemena, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) HIV Trust Fund (HTF), says only strict adherence to UN Joint Action...
Hepatitis: Group donates N40m drugs to Taraba govt
The Hepatitis Alliance Worldwide, an NGO, on Thursday donated drugs worth over N40 million to aid the fight against hepatitis...
COVID-19: NCDC registers 22 additional infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday registered 22 additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in four states and...
COVID-19: Bauchi moves to boost vaccine uptake
Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), says it will develop strategies to mobilise participation and promote uptake of COVID-19...
COVID-19: NOA intensifies campaign on importance of vaccination
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kaduna directorate, has begun campaign on the importance of taking the COVID-19 vaccination in order...
‘Absolutely staggering’: U.S. shatters COVID case records
Amid a record-breaking surge, the U.S. is now averaging more COVID-19 cases per day than at any other point in...
WHO predicts COVID-19 will end in 2022
Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed optimism that COVID-19 pandemic will end in...
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 599 new cases
Five hundred and ninety-nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country on Tuesday, data from the Nigeria Centre...