Senate seeks coordinated emergency response for snakebites after Ifunanya’s death
The Senate on Tuesday urged state governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration to establish coordinated emergency referral and response...
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50% of Nigerian Hospitals Lack Capacity to Treat Snakebite Victims
At least 50 per cent of health facilities in Nigeria lack the capacity to treat snakebite envenoming, according to a...
NAFDAC Resumes Enforcement of Ban on Sachet, Small-Size Alcoholic Drinks
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has resumed enforcement of the ban on the production...
Ethiopia Declares End of Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
Ethiopia has officially declared the end of its Marburg virus outbreak after the disease claimed at least nine lives, the...
Umo Eno Approves Release of 2025 Counterpart Funds for Health Programmes in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the immediate release of the 2025 counterpart funds for key health...
Four Die of Suspected Lassa Fever in Nasarawa as Awe General Hospital Shuts Down
No fewer than four persons, including two pregnant women, have been reported dead from suspected cases of Lassa fever in...
Lagos Authorities Seal Ejanla Restaurant for Deliberate Sewage Discharge
Lagos State authorities have sealed Ejanla Restaurant at No. 40, Fola Osibo Street, Lekki, following deliberate discharge of raw sewage...
Senate Orders NAFDAC to Enforce Ban on Sachet Alcohol by December 2025
The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant regulatory bodies...
NDLEA Hands Over 450,000 Seized Pregabalin Pills to NAFDAC in Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has transferred 450,000 intercepted Pregabalin capsules to the National Agency...
Two Ebola Patients Recover in DR Congo’s Kasai Province
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have announced that the first two patients treated for Ebola in...