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Civil Society Organisations Commend The National Assembly   The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has praised the National Assembly for considering a bill which would review the National Biosafety Management...

Kogi State: Federal Government To Build A Veterinary Hospital To Combat Zoonotic Diseases   Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that there are...

UNICEF: Approximately 2 Million Nigerian Children Face Acute Malnutrition   The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has estimated that approximately 2 million children in Nigeria are suffering from severe...

JICA and NITDA Partner With Ventures Park, To Launch The 2nd NINJA Accelerator Program In Nigeria   The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Information and Technology...

Despite COVID-19 pandemic, poor health infrastructure, SDGs is achievable -UN deputy chief HEALTHDIGEST- The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has expressed optimism that there is still hope...

WHO Has Difficulty Supplying Generators To Ukrainian Hospitals   In a statement on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was struggling to get two generators to...

Nigeria: The Burden Of Improving Maternal, Infant Health   Before the unexpected arrival of COVID-19, the Nigerian health sector was already reeling under several challenges such as the high...

Joseph-Penawou Foundation Medical Outreach To Benefit 3,000 People A three-day medical outreach programme organized by the Joseph-Penawou Foundation has led to the benefit of more than 3000 residents...

Nigeria, Egypt Reach WHO's Maturity Level on Medical Products   Egypt and Nigeria’s medical products regulatory agencies, were announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to have reached maturity...

3 Cases Of Lassa Fever Confirmed By Kogi State Government The Kogi State Government has confirmed that there are three reported cases of Lassa within the State. Abu Jibril...