Africa Health Report

FCTA Debunks Viral Diphtheria Claim Linked to Watermelon Health workers vaccinating children during Kano's diphtheria response campaign.

FCTA Debunks Viral Diphtheria Claim Linked to Watermelon

Mirian Gom September 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has debunked a viral social media claim linking...

FCT Launches Drive to Vaccinate 1.5m Children Health workers preparing for a vaccination campaign targeting more than 1.5 million children in the Federal Capital Territory

Health workers preparing for a vaccination campaign targeting more than 1.5 million children in the Federal Capital Territory

FCT Launches Drive to Vaccinate 1.5m Children

Mirian Gom June 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB) has concluded arrangements to vaccinate...

Group Plans to Train 10,000 Nigerians in Emergency Care Health experts unveil NovaDOC emergency response initiative in Abuja

Group Plans to Train 10,000 Nigerians in Emergency Care

Oluwatobi Adu May 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Doctors on Call Health Support Initiative says it has begun plans to train...

Experts Warn Poor Sanitation Fuels Deadly Snake Encounters Pest control expert explains how sanitation prevents deadly snakebites in Abuja

Experts Warn Poor Sanitation Fuels Deadly Snake Encounters

Oluwafunbi Bello February 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Poor environmental sanitation and irregular fumigation are driving deadly snake encounters in Nigeria’s cities,...

NAFDAC Seals Abuja Shops Over Banned Drugs, Toxic Cosmetics NAFDAC officers seal shops selling banned drugs and cosmetics in Abuja ---

NAFDAC Seals Abuja Shops Over Banned Drugs, Toxic Cosmetics

Juliet Jacob October 3, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut two...

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FCTA Debunks Viral Diphtheria Claim Linked to Watermelon

FCT Launches Drive to Vaccinate 1.5m Children

Group Plans to Train 10,000 Nigerians in Emergency Care

Experts Warn Poor Sanitation Fuels Deadly Snake Encounters

NAFDAC Seals Abuja Shops Over Banned Drugs, Toxic Cosmetics

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