The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched an investigation into an outbreak of the yellow fever virus in Edo state. According to a statement signed by Chikwe Ihekweazu,
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says at least 420 million adults have diabetes. In a report on the disease, the organisation said the number has been increasing steadily over the
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid, which makes it eligible for procurement by United Nations agencies. In a statement released on
The Borno state ministry of health says it had recorded 5,281 suspected cases of cholera as at October 31. According to a daily situation report by the ministry, there have
Basi Wadzin, Plateau state coordinator for the World Health Organisation, says Nigeria might be declared polio-free by 2019. NAN reports
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the world does not have enough antibiotics to combat the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria can save 10,000 lives by November if targeted steps are taken towards malaria
The World Health Organisation says Nigeria and four other countries in the world lose 236,000 children annually to lack of