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Mpox Outbreak: Africa Faces 9.8m Vaccine Deficit as Cases Spread The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has declared mpox a “public health emergency of continental security.” Mpox is...

EU Donates 215,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses to Africa The European Union has announced it will donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa in a significant move to combat...

WHO Declares Mpox Global Public Health Emergency The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due...

FG launches $1.2 billion SWAp initiative for healthcare The federal and state health ministries and partners have launched a $1.2 billion Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) to transform Nigeria’s healthcare...

Floods Unleash Devastation in Bauchi: Four Lives Lost, Thousands Displaced A trail of destruction and despair has been left in the wake of devastating floods that have ravaged...

Reshaping Nigeria’s Healthcare: A Strategic Approach to Managing Workforce Migration Chinedu Moghalu Nigeria’s healthcare sector is on the verge of a profound transformation with the recent approval of the...

Ogun State Cracks Down on Environmental Polluters: 7 Companies Face Sanctions In a bold move to protect the environment and public health, the Ogun State Government has vowed...

Tinubu Approves Policy to Tackle Brain Drain in Health Sector President Bola Tinubu has approved a new policy to reverse the exodus of Nigerian healthcare professionals abroad. Muhammad Pate,...

Nigerian Babies Born with Antibiotic Resistance – Report A recent study by Gavi found that newborn babies in Nigeria are born with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, specifically colistin-resistant bacteria, in...

MSF: Malnutrition in Bauchi Surges by 120% In Past Six Months According to a report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, there has...