Food security: Thought for a Hungry World
April 21, 2025 In a world of over 8 billion inhabitants, hunger, food insecurity and poverty and malnutrition remain among the most vital challenges facing humanity. Global hunger has remained…
WHO members reach deal on how the world would tackle future pandemics
April 16, 2025 Members of the World Health Organization reached a landmark agreement on Wednesday on how to learn from COVID-19, which killed millions of people in 2020-22, and prepare…
Lassa Fever: Ondo, Bauchi, Edo remain epicenters as NCDC intensifies response
April 9, 2025 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states as the epicentres of the Lassa fever outbreak in the country….
Meningitis: Death toll in Kebbi hits 56 – Commissioner
March 19, 2025 Outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Kebbi has so far, killed no fewer than 56 persons in three Local Government Areas of the state, according to an official….
Nigeria, seven other countries could run out of HIV treatments due to USAID cuts – WHO says
March 17, 2025 The Trump administration’s decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has “substantially disrupted” supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run out of these life-saving…
Diphtheria: LASG, WHO inspect King’s College, Lagos Annex
March 11, 2025 The Lagos State Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday inspected the King’s College Annex, Lagos, during an emergency diphtheria vaccination exercise for…
Suspected outbreak of meningitis kills 26 in Kebbi
March 11, 2025 Suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Kebbi has killed no fewer than 26 persons, according to Kebbi Government. The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Musa Ismaila, confirmed this…
Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows
March 11, 2025 Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only…
Parents concerned over suspected Diphtheria outbreak, hospitalisation of students in King’s College Lagos
March 9, 2025 Parents of students in King’s College, Lagos (KCL), are worried over reports of suspected Diphtheria outbreak in the school that led to hospitalisation of some students. The…
Nigeria to receive leprosy drugs after a year-long delay
March 7, 2025 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands…