Abuja - In Nigeria, vulnerable populations, especially those in underserved communities, remain at high risk of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever—an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus.Ende…
Read moreAbuja – Borno state, in northeastern Nigeria, has been severely impacted by recent floods, which have displaced more than 400 000 people and led to 37 deaths. The flooding, mostly affecting the municipal area of Maidugur…
Read moreLagos,18 November, 2024 - When 52-year-old Adeola Akinyemi, a trader residing in Lagos, received her Type 2 diabetes diagnosis ten years ago, her world shifted. The news came as a shock, yet it set her on a journey that …
Read moreKaduna, 13 November, 2024 - Theresa Wyankume, a 45-year-old teacher from Kaduna, a state in the northern part of Nigeria, has always been diligent about her family’s health, but like many, she often neglects her own.She …
Read moreAbuja, 20 October, 2024 - In a bold step towards combating the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the Second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance …
Read moreAbuja – World Health Organization (WHO) is stepping up support to the Nigerian authorities to provide emergency health assistance following devastation caused by severe flooding that has so far affected more than 610 000…
Read moreMaiduguri, 14 September, 2024 –Following severe flash floods that displaced thousands and caused significant damage across multiple communities in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, the World Health Organization (WHO…
Read moreAbuja, 9 September, 2024 -- The World Health Organization Country Representative in Nigeria (WR), Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has reaffirmed the organisation's unrelenting commitment to supporting the government of Ni…
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