The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, announced on Friday that Nigeria has recorded 135 deaths from Lassa fever and Mpox between January and April 2025. Speaking at the national health security press briefing held in Abuja, Dr Idris disclosed that a total of 832 confirmed…
The Federal Government has officially launched the free malaria vaccine rollout in Kebbi and Bayelsa States as part of its efforts to combat malaria-related deaths among children. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, announced the commencement of the programme during an event marking World Malaria Day 2025. Dr Muyi Aina, Executive Director of…
The Government of Osun State has officially reactivated the operation of its Sexual Assault Referral Centre, SARC, located within the State Hospital facility in Asubiaro, Osogbo. The announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Abimbola Babatunde, during a stakeholders’ briefing on the centre’s renewed operations. Babatunde…
No fewer than 14,815 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives have been licensed to practise in the United Kingdom between 2017 and September 2024, according to data from the UK’s Nursing and Midwifery Council. Figures obtained exclusively by The PUNCH reveal that, as of March 2024, there were 13,656 Nigerian nurses and midwives on the UK register,…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, has called for urgent, united action to meet national targets on HIV elimination. This is also has the agency expressed concern over the HIV prevalence rate of 2.9 percent in Taraba State. The agency’s Director General, Dr Temitope Ilori, made the call on Tuesday, April 8,…
The Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board is set to roll out the third round of the “Big Catch-Up Vaccination” programme. The programme is in collaboration with the World Health Organization, WHO, and UNICEF, and it is a renewed effort to ensure that every child is protected against deadly diseases. This vital initiative targets children…
