The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria, with 4.6 percent of cases, and seven other countries, accounted for more than two-thirds of the global total tuberculosis (TB) burden. The other countries are India (26%), Indonesia (10%), China (6.8%), the Philippines (6.8%), Pakistan (6.3%), Bangladesh (3.5%) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (3.1%). According to the […]
Nigerians spent about $2.38m on foreign healthcare-related services from January to June 2024, findings by The PUNCH have shown. This is according to a report from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the amount spent on health-related and social services under the sectoral utilisation of foreign exchange. A breakdown of the report showed that $2.3m […]
Some 1,100 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union’s health agency said Thursday, warning that the epidemic was “going out of control” without further action. In all, 42,000 cases have been recorded in Africa since January, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, with cases reported for the first […]
A non-governmental organisation, Alive and Thrive, has said that no fewer than 58 percent of pregnant women in Nigeria have a deficiency of anemia, a contributory factor of maternal and child mortality. The Organization’s Senior Technical Adviser on Behavior Change Communication, Dr. Auwalu Kawu stated this during a two-day media interactive dialogue in Kano on […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has finalised the Executive Order to implement zero Value-Added Tax and excise duties on pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Disclosing this in a statement, the spokesman of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Alaba Balogun, said finalisation of the Executive Order’s harmonised implementation framework has now […]
About five more persons have been confirmed dead following a cholera outbreak in Igudagu village of Okpuitumo community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. The state Commissioner for Health, Moses Ekuma, made this known while giving an update on the outbreak on Monday, saying that 11 cases have also been confirmed in the […]
The National Agency for Food and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State on Tuesday. In a post on it’s X official account, the NAFDAC officers raided the location discovering various unregistered chemicals and packaging materials, along with expired products […]
The United States has revealed that there are no plans to impose travel restrictions on individuals arriving from African countries due to the rising cases of monkeypox. The US Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, John Nkengasong, stated this while addressing the issue during an online press briefing […]
The Senior Prophet of Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministry, Abuja, Jeremiah Fufeyin, has denied allegations suggesting that his ministry has been using the name of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to mislead the public regarding spiritual items. In a statement issued on Sunday by the church’s media arm, and signed by […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted Nigerians to the activities of a faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, using the agency’s name to deceive the unsuspecting public. NAFDAC, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, noted that […]
