Tag: Health News

NCDC Raises Ebola Alert as Congo Outbreak Claims 80 Lives

LAGOS — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has intensified nationwide surveillance following a deadly Ebola…

EFCC, Uyo Hospital Strike Ends After Akwa Ibom Intervenes

UYO — Health unions in Akwa Ibom State have suspended their indefinite strike following a government-brokered resolution. Governor…

NMA Demands Full Inquiry Into EFCC Uyo Hospital Raid

ABUJA — The Nigerian Medical Association has formally called on President Bola Tinubu to order a full public…

Medical Body Renames PCOS to PMOS in Global Health Shift

LAGOS — The global medical community has officially renamed polycystic ovary syndrome, known as PCOS, to polycystic metabolic…

NCDC: No Hantavirus Cases Recorded in Nigeria

ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has assured Nigerians that there are no confirmed…

MSF: 440,000 Nigerian Children Treated for Malnutrition

ABUJA — Doctors Without Borders, known as MSF, has warned that Nigeria is facing a worsening malnutrition crisis.…