The Paediatrics Association of Nigeria on Tuesday pledged to support efforts of government and other stakeholders to drastically reduce the high rate of death among children in Nigeria, put at one million annually. President of the Association, Dr Ngozi Ibeziaku, made the pledge at a press
HEALTH
Omooba Risawe The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, has declared that the 396 people who had primary and secondary contacts with the deceased Assistant Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi- Aba in Abeokuta, who died of Lassa fever have been declared free from the disease. The […]
The Kwara State Government on Thursday confirmed that there was no outbreak of Lassa fever in all its 16 local government areas. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege, made the confirmation in llorin in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Alege said the state government had put in place adequate measures, […]








