Health
World Suicide Prevention Day: Nguvu Change Leader Calls For The Decriminalisation Of Suicide Laws In Nigeria
Aisha Bubah, a psychologist and an advocate with the Nguvu Collective Change Leaders, has called for the decriminalisation of suicide in Nigeria in...
NAFDAC Orders Recall of Dove Bar Soap Over Harmful Chemical
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap (100g), batch...
WHO and Africa CDC Launch $600 Million Mpox Response Plan for Africa
On Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a $600 million response...
Liberia Activates Disease Management System to Control Mpox Outbreak, Reports 7 Suspected Cases with 1 Confirmed
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has activated its disease management system to 0versee and control the national response to the...
Cape Verde: Maio Island Records Over 50 Dengue Cases Since August
In Cape Verde, more than 50 cases of dengue fever have been reported on the island of Maio since August, according to the...
Niger Slashes Healthcare Costs by 50 Per Cent, Offers Free Childbirth Services
Healthcare costs in Niger’s public health facilities have been reduced by 50 per cent, with childbirth services now being offered free of charge,...
‘Japa’: 65% of Nigerian Physiotherapists Leave Due to Poor Working Conditions
More than 65 per cent of Nigeria’s physiotherapists have left the country after their training due to poor working conditions and inadequate welfare....
Residents Protest Over Farmland Pollution By Kaduna Refinery
Residents of the Kapam community in Kaduna State staged a protest against the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) over environmental pollution. The...
Mpox: Children Aged 0-5 Most Affected In 48 Confirmed Cases – NCDC
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that children aged 0-5 years were the most affected by the Mpox outbreak in...
Despite House of Reps. Re-Opening Directive, NMCN Verification Portal Remains Shut
The official website of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, or NMCN, has remained shut despite a series of protests by Nigerian...
Cape Verde Declares Alert for Dengue Fever On Santiago, Fogo, and Brava Islands
The government of Cape Verde has declared a civil protection alert on the islands of Santiago, Fogo, and Brava due to a rise...
Brain Drain Reduces Abuja National Hospital Workforce to 2,500
The National Hospital in Abuja said the health sector’s brain drain has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500—about a 17 per cent...