Uganda’s health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation’s latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease that infected 20 people and...
A health advocate, Ms Aisha Yusuf, has urged Nigeria and other West African countries to strengthen affordable hepatitis diagnostics, digital disease surveillance and laboratory systems to...
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has called on Nigerians to strengthen support for breastfeeding by creating enabling environments for mothers at home, communities,...
Every time her three-year-old son develops a fever, Mrs Favour Okoh prepares for another round of medical expenses.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria has activated a Presidential Task Force to strengthen preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) amid...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has received less than half of the funding required to combat the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of...
Scientists at the University of Oxford have rapidly developed a jab against the Bundibugyo type of Ebola.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded an increase in confirmed Lassa fever cases during epidemiological week 26 of 2026, with...
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General (D-G) of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has received the Special African Leadership Commendation Award in...
The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to establish a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for the development, coordination and integration of...