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The World Bank invested about N1.5 billion in the implementation of the IMPACT Malaria Project in Ondo State, according to the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria. IHVN said the intervention contributed to improvements in malaria control, under-five mortality, immunisation coverage and primary healthcare delivery across the state. The institute’s Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director,…
The safety of some everyday foods sold across Nigerian markets has come under renewed attention after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) clarified the limits of its regulatory reach over traditionally packaged staples such as unbranded palm oil and fufu. The agency said while it has responsibility for regulating processed…
Health authorities in Plateau State are intensifying efforts to contain a diphtheria outbreak after reported cases and fatalities increased in parts of the state, prompting emergency measures including expanded surveillance, vaccination activities and the temporary closure of schools. The outbreak has drawn attention because diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable bacterial infection that can spread quickly, particularly…
Nigeria has recorded 1,035 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 252 deaths across 23 states and 117 local government areas in the first 33 epidemiological weeks of 2026, according to the latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The case fatality rate stands at 24.4 per cent, higher than…
A renewed diphtheria outbreak in Niger State has highlighted continuing gaps in childhood immunisation coverage and disease prevention efforts, with health authorities reporting confirmed infections and deaths despite the availability of effective vaccines against the highly contagious disease. The outbreak, which affected communities including Chanchaga and Katcha Local Government Areas, has raised concerns over…
Fresh figures from Nigeria’s health authorities have laid bare the scale of a diphtheria outbreak that began almost four years ago and still refuses to end, with the overwhelming majority of victims turning out to be children who never received a single vaccine against a disease that is entirely preventable. The Director General of the…
Nigeria has recorded more than 10,000 confirmed diphtheria cases in 2026, a fresh indication that a disease preventable through routine vaccination remains a significant public health problem nearly four years after the country’s major outbreak began. The latest figure, disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) Director General, Dr Jide…
A cancer diagnosis is no longer only a question of whether a tumour can be removed, treated or placed into remission. For thousands of Nigerians, it can also become a prolonged struggle with pain, treatment costs, lost income, family pressure and limited access to specialised care. That reality has renewed attention on a…
Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states this year as poor sanitation and contaminated water supplies trigger a nationwide health crisis. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, confirmed that the waterborne bacterial infection has now breached roughly 195 local government areas. The…
The Democratic Republic of Congo launched an emergency vaccination campaign in the city of Kisangani on Friday, 28 August 2026, administering initial doses to frontline healthcare workers battling a lethal Ebola surge. Health authorities deployed the first batch of more than 50,000 vaccine units to shield doctors and nurses as national infection figures climbed to…