The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says though the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other world health bodies had not informed Nigeria of any deadly flu from China, the Federal Government is on the lookout for any occurrence. He said this on Monday in Abuja, during a ministerial
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The Federal Commissioner Public Complaints Commission, PCC, Borno state, Alhaji Yusuf Adamu has advised Nigerians to abide by the warning of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on the recent outbreak of diphtheria. The Centre in a statement has warned Nigeria on the outbreak of the disease, stating that it has responded […]
The Ogun State Government has restated its commitment to improving the health of the children, just as it will always prioritise the well-being of the entire residents in the State. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known during the flag-off ceremony for the second round of Polio Outbreak Response (OBR 2) at Ikenne […]
The Kano Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, on Thursday, confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Diphtheria disease which is reported to have killed no fewer than 25 persons in the state. Symptoms of the killer disease include sore throat, cough, drooling of saliva, change of voice, neck swelling, abnormal breathing, fever or […]
A middle-aged-man, identified as Mallam Zubairu, has died after a vehicle ran over him at the hospital premises. Zubairu, a resident of Lamingo, Jos East Local Government Area, had visited the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for a health related issue where he met his untimely death. A family member, identified simply as Abok, who […]
Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people. “We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda,” Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said at a ceremony in the central district of Mubende where the disease was first detected in […]









