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Mysterious Illness: Sokoto records 8 deaths, 208 suspected cases — NCDC
No fewer than eight deaths and 208 suspected cases related to a mysterious illness have been recorded in Sokoto State, an official disclosed. Dr Ibrahim Usman, Center Manger of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Sokoto made this known in his presentation during an interactive session with officials of…
Read More »Why FG Must Enforce Graphic Health Warnings on all Tobacco Products
By Paul Ashibel Tobacco consumption remains a significant global health challenge, with dire consequences for both individual users and society at large. In combating this epidemic, one policy tool has emerged as a potent force for change: graphic health warnings. These stark visual reminders of the dangers of tobacco use…
Read More »World Water Day 2024: FG makes calls for increase investment in water infrastructure
By Abiodun Folarin The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for an increased investment in water infrastructures across the country in order to improve access to safe and clean water for everyone. Minister of water and sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, who disclosed this at the commemoration of the ‘2024…
Read More »NTCA, CAPPA Partner NFVCB on Smoke-Free Movies
Paul Ashibel The quest to protect viewers, especially young viewers from the glamourization of smoking in movies received a boost on Monday, 18th March 2024, when Mr. Akinbode Olwafemi, Chairman of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), led members…
Read More »NAFDAC penalises pizza outlets in FCT over use of expired seasoning
The FCT Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has penalised two pizza outlets in the FCT for using expired dough blend seasoning. The FCT Director of the agency, Mr Ozigis Abdulsalam, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday.…
Read More »Nigeria: NACA calls for responsible sexual behavior to prevent spread of HIV, STIs
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has reminded the public of the importance of responsible and safe sexual behavior to prevent the spread of HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). According to a statement, the Director General of NACA, Dr. Gambo Aliyu said engaging in unsafe…
Read More »NPHCDA, partners celebrate outgoing CEO, Faisal Shuaib
Concise daily Newsonline – It was an illustrious and joyful moment of gatherings, as development partners of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) with friends and families converging to celebrate the distinguished tenure of Dr. Faisal Shuaib, who served as the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer (ED/CEO) from 2017…
Read More »NACA engages with Social Media Influencers, Journalist, Bloggers to fight HIV/AIDS stigmatization
Folarin Abiodun Concisedaily- The National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), says the use of social media awareness is the most effective ways to fight human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among adolescent group; that has been the most difficult age groups to connect among the HIV population in…
Read More »NPHCDA confirms 600 death from diphtheria, 80% affected yet to be vaccinated
Folarin Abiodun The National Primary Health Care Development Agency(NPHCDA) has confirmed that 73% of the reported Diphtheria cases are children; confirm over 600 deaths from diphtheria outbreak in Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna and Bauchi. It also said, over 10,000 diphtheria cases occurred in Kano as over 97% of…
Read More »UNICEF Nigeria Raises Alarm Over Unprecedented Diphtheria Outbreak
In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for widespread vaccination. The outbreak has so far resulted in over 11,500 suspected cases, more than 7,000 confirmed cases, and claimed the lives of 453 people, mostly…
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