Cholera Kills 37 as Borno Cases Surpass 3,000
BORNO, Nigeria – A worsening cholera outbreak has claimed at least 37 lives and infected more than 3,000 people across Borno State within a…
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Nigeria Health
NCDC Dismisses Bitter Kola, Salt-water Claims Over Ebola Prevention
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention warns Nigerians against relying on unverified home remedies for Ebola Virus Disease, stressing…
Expert Warns Nigerians Over Rising Use of Unverified Herbal Remedies
ABUJA, Nigeria – A health expert has warned that rising healthcare costs and misleading social media information are driving more Nigerians towards unverified herbal…
NEPZA, NAFDAC Launch Crackdown on Fake Drugs in Free Zones
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have intensified…
Oyo Intensifies Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation Statewide
OYO, Nigeria – Health authorities in Oyo State have intensified efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation through a statewide advocacy training targeting healthcare workers…
NAFDAC Reforms Boost Drug Safety, Nigeria Joins African Medicines Treaty
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria strengthens drug regulation and joins a continental treaty to curb fake medicines and boost pharmaceutical standards. Director-General of National Agency…
Pills, Panic and Silence: Inside Nigeria’s Hidden Reproductive Health Gamble
ABUJA, Nigeria – In cramped hostels, shared apartments and quiet corners of Nigeria’s cities, a silent gamble is playing out—young women, caught between stigma…
Surgical Errors Risk Lives as Experts Flag Lapses in Operating Theatres
ABUJA, Nigeria – Medical experts have raised fresh concerns over patient safety in Nigeria, warning that lapses in surgical support systems are increasing the…
Salt, Sweat and Survival: Inside Nigeria’s Hidden Sodium Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – At a bustling clinic in Abuja, where the hum of patients blends with the quiet urgency of diagnosis, a cardiologist pauses…
Low-Salt Diets May Harm Nigerians – Expert Warns Against Blanket Policies
ABUJA, Nigeria – Blanket low-salt diet policies could harm Nigerians rather than improve heart health, a cardiovascular expert warns, challenging global assumptions on sodium…