Public Health
Aviation Stakeholders Warn Airlines Against Boarding Suspected Ebola Patients
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation and public health sectors have called on airline operators to avoid transporting passengers suspected of showing symptoms linked to...
FG Confirms No Ebola Case in Nigeria Amid Heightened Surveillance
The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola virus disease in the country despite recent outbreaks...
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Strengthens Airport Surveillance Amid Ebola Alert
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN has announced the introduction of preventive health measures across all international airports following renewed concerns over...
Nigerian Scientists Raise Fresh Ebola Alarm Over Congo and Uganda Outbreaks
Nigeria’s medical scientists have raised serious concerns over the growing threat of Ebola entering the country following fresh outbreaks reported in the Democratic...
Rising Tomato Prices Push Food Vendors Toward Unsafe Cooking Practices
Nigeria’s worsening economic crisis and rising food inflation are forcing many roadside food vendors to adopt dangerous survival measures as the cost of...
WHO Says Public Risk of Hantavirus Remains Low as NCDC Confirms No Cases in Nigeria
The World Health Organisation has assured that the average person has no reason to worry about potential hantavirus infection, stating that the public...
Lagos Seals Pinnock Beach Estate and Three Others Over Untreated Sewage Discharge
The Lagos State Government has sealed Pinnock Beach Estate in Osapa London, Lekki, along with three other properties over the alleged discharge of...
Hantavirus Outbreak Raises Global Alarm After Cruise Ship Cases
A suspected outbreak of Hantavirus aboard a transatlantic cruise ship has brought renewed global attention to the rare but potentially deadly infection. Health...
FG Launches Cervical Cancer Screening in Imo, Says No Woman Should pass away of Disease
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has declared that no woman should pass away from Cervical Cancer,...
Oyo State Confirms Five Lassa Fever Cases, Activates Emergency Response Measures
The Oyo State Government has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever, including one death, while assuring residents that emergency response systems have been...
