Category: Health
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RESIDENT DOCTORS EXTEND STRIKE ULTIMATUM BY 4 WEEKS
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has extended by four weeks its expired 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, warning that it may embark on industrial action if its demands remain unmet. The decision was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting, held virtually…
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GLOBAL DRUG USE HITS RECORD HIGH AS 331 MILLION PEOPLE USED DRUGS IN 2024 – UN REPORT
Global drug use reached a record high in 2024, with an estimated 331 million people using drugs worldwide, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report 2026. The report shows that 6.2% of the world’s population aged 15 to 64 used drugs in 2024, up from 5.2% a decade…
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ANAMBRA, UNICEF INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO REDUCE MATERNAL DEATHS
The Anambra Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other partners, has intensified efforts to eliminate maternal deaths and improve maternal and child health outcomes statewide. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, said this during a stakeholders’ engagement on maternal health performance on Wednesday June 24 in Awka. Obidike reiterated…
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EBOLA: FRANCE REPORTS FIRST CASE IN DOCTOR RETURNING FROM CONGO
France on Wednesday June 24 confirmed its first Ebola case during the current outbreak, as a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tested positive. The ministry in a statement said the patient has been placed in isolation and health authorities are tracing contacts, adding that the risk…
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UNICEF, U.S. TO STRENGHTEN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN ADAMAWA
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), with funding support from the United States, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response systems in Adamawa. Dr Abe Egbe, Public Health Emergency Specialist at UNICEF, Abuja, said this on Tuesday June 23 in Yola during a Risk Assessment and Emergency Response Plan…
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LAGOS RESIDENTS WARNED AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE REFUSE DISPOSAL
The Environmental Health and Waste Management Department of Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has warned residents against indiscriminate waste disposal. The department gave the warning during the second day of its public sensitization campaign on proper waste management on Tuesday June 23 in Lagos. The sensitization exercise, which commenced on June 22, aims to…
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LASSA FEVER DEATHS RISE TO 214 AS FATALITY RATE REACHES 25.0% – NCDC
Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25 percent, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 23 (June 1 to June 7). The report stated that new confirmed cases held steady in week 23, matching…
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SAVE THE CHILDREN: 161 MILLION NIGERIANS STILL LACK ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
Access to safe water remains a major challenge in Nigeria, with Save the Children International (SCI) warning that more than 161 million Nigerians do not have access to safe water. Marking the 2026 Day of the African Child, SCI said inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services continues to affect the health, education…
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LACK OF ANTENATAL CARE ENDANGERING MOTHERS, BABIES IN EDO – MIDWIFE
A midwife in Benin City, Mrs Juliet Ede, has raised concerns over the growing number of pregnant women in Edo State who fail to access antenatal care despite the availability of free maternal health services in public health facilities. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Ede said many expectant mothers still rely on prayer houses…
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N.E.S RAISES ALARM OVER INDISCRIMINATE WASTE DISPOSAL IN ABUJA, CALLS FOR STRONGER WASTE MANAGEMENT
The Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) has expressed concern over indiscriminate waste disposal and poor waste management practices across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), warning that the trend poses risks to both public health and the environment. Speaking at a stakeholders’ training on waste management in Abuja, NES President Dr. Efegbidiki Okobia said continued improper waste…
