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UNICEF, NPC incorporate NIN into digital birth registration
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC), has incorporated the National Identification…
NCDC warns of rising yellow fever cases amid cholera outbreaks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning about the increasing number of…
Child vaccination rates below pre-pandemic levels: WHO
The global child vaccination rates remained below pre-pandemic levels last year, WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund…
Lagos State leads Nigeria’s cholera outbreak – NCDC
LAGOS State is at the centre of a significant cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
Nigeria’s capital city Abuja’s main sewage line collapses
. Health authorities warn of public health disaster The Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN), FCT Chapter,…
Local pharmaceutical companies poised to boost medicine production with exit of foreign firms: PMG-MAN
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) says local pharmaceutical manufacturers are poised to…
Nigeria’s cholera epidemic: South-South governors activate containment measures
Some South-South governors have activated emergency response centres to contain any eventual cholera outbreak in their respective domains.…
New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco…
Threat to water safety causing cholera outbreak, other water-borne diseases: NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has expressed concern over the growing threat to water safety…
Women council urges schools to prioritise drug abuse prevention
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has cautioned students against drug abuse and advised schools to prioritise…