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Nigeria: Statement on the death of an aid worker from COVID-19 – Kallon
I am very saddened to confirm the death of a health worker on 18 April who had contracted the new…
Life in quarantine after detecting Nigeria’s first COVID-19 case
He turned up with flu-like symptoms at a medical centre in Ogun state in the southwest of Nigeria. Dr Amara…
CONVID-19: Death toll rises 63,437 worldwide
The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 63,437 on Saturday, according to a tally compiled by…
Fact Check: COVID-19 is NOT airborne
The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed the message spreading on social media that “COVID-19 is airborne, saying the claim…
`Maishayi’ now adds tramadol, vieteling, marijuana, others in tea – NAFDAC reveals
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that tea vendors popularly known as `Maishayi'…
WHO supports Government to immunize ‘Almajiri’ Children in Northwest Nigeria
In an effort to reach and vaccinate every eligible child in Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the…
More women, children survive today than ever before – Report
More women and their children are surviving today than ever before, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released…
WHO supports Cross River State in administering polio vaccines to Cameroonian refugees
Following the 2016 crisis in the South West and North West Anglophone regions of Cameroon, a large number of asylum…
Nigeria moves to end communicable diseases among people who use drugs
“I have been injecting drugs for a long time and we share syringes,” says Ali who lives in the suburb…
WHO collaborates with Nigerian Government to update the country health workforce profile
The Department of Health Planning, Research and Statistics of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) in collaboration with the World…