Health Sector

FG Approves Commercial Production Of Vaccine In Nigeria

The Federal Government has approved the production of vaccines in commercial quantity to support routine
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124,000 Infants Die Yearly From Diarrhea, Says minister

About 124,000 infants, under the age of five, die yearly of diarrhea and other toilet-related
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Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever Kill 183, Cases Hit 7,650 In

No fewer than 183 Nigerians have died from Lassa Fever and Yellow Fever as cases
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WHO pledges support to Kano for improved health indices amidst

The WHO Country Representative, (WR) Dr Walter K. Malumbo, has given Kano State, a pat
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Restrictive Abortion Laws Put Nigerian Women In Danger

The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20
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Nigeria Celebrates 3 Years Of Being Polio-Free

Nigeria, once considered the most challenging country to end Polio disease, on Thursday celebrated the
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Nigeria Introduces Rotavirus Vaccine Into Vaccination Schedule

Targeting universal immunization, the government of Nigeria through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency
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Osinbajo Wants More To End Open Defecation In Nigeria

Efforts to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025 received a boost, Wednesday, with the
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Nigeria Long Way Behind Achieving Children’s Well-Being, Says UN

The United Nations says feedback from the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)-National Immunisation Coverage
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Finance Ministry Withholding New Hazard Allowance, NARD Alleges

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has blamed the Ministry of Finance for the non-payment
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