No fewer than 61 persons were said to have died from the outbreak of diphtheria in Kano State. Salma Suwaid, Kano Diphtheria Case Manager, spoke, yesterday, at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, with the theme “Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response.” Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by […]
No fewer than 38 persons have died of suspected Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, in Jigawa State, an official has confirmed. Dr Salisu Muazu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, told newsmen in Dutse, yesterday, that the state recorded a total of 398 suspected cases between October 2022 to date. Muazu said the disease was detected in […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the use of bleaching creams in Nigeria has now become a national health emergency. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC, spoke on Thursday while flagging off a media sensitisation workshop on the dangers of bleaching creams and regulatory control organised by the association […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products as contaminated cough syrups kill 300 children in at least three countries. “Over the past four months, countries have reported on several incidents of over-the-counter cough syrups for children with confirmed or suspected […]
The federal government says all travellers arriving Nigeria must now provide evidence of COVID vaccination. Geoffrey Okatubo, director of port health services, said this on Monday during a media briefing at the ministry of health in Abuja. In December 2022, the federal government had relaxed COVID rules in the country. The federal government had […]
issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the drug had potential to cause cancer. The NAFDAC boss added that result of laboratory analysis showed that the drug, manufactured by Ingi Oman, contain banned substance “phenolphthalein”, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognised as unsafe. She […]
Another industrial action looms in Nigeria’s health sector as members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action if the Federal Government fails to address their demands NARD President, Emeka Orji told Channels Television that the association does not desire to down its tools, […]
A Nasarawa State medical doctor, Dr Ahmed Isaiah, has died from Lassa fever at the National Hospital, Abuja. Members of the Nigeria Medical Association in Nasarawa State held a procession for the deceased in Lafia on Tuesday, for the doctor who died on December 31, 2022. The NMA chairman in the state, Dr Peter […]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the federal government to make it mandatory for persons arriving in Nigeria from China to produce negative COVID test results. TheCable had reported that China said it will scrap its quarantine measures for inbound travellers from January 8. Subsequently, countries began […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians of counterfeit BTNX Incorporated COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits in circulation. In a statement on Sunday, NAFDAC said it was notified of the counterfeit kits’ circulation by Health Canada. According to NAN, the agency said the fake test kits were […]
