Tag: diseases
Kogi receives vaccines for transboundary animal disease control
Lokoja, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (Kogi L-PRES) Project, has taken delivery of vaccines from the L-PRES...
BioRTC leads innovation against emerging diseases in Yobe
For decades, communities along the River Yobe have silently battled a deadly health crisis.
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has claimed countless lives, leaving families in...
Aiyedatiwa’s wife urges parents to protect children through vaccination
Akure, Feb. 4,2026 (NAN) The Wife of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Mrs Seun Aiyedatiwa has called on parents to protect their children...
NGO raises concern over ‘unhealthy’ food marketing during festive periods
Lagos, Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) An NGO, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) is worried that sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods are being...
Disease prevention: Physician tasks elderly people on healthy lifestyles
Lagos, Feb. 3, 2026 (NAN)The Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONg) has advised older people to pay attention to their health by adopting...
NTDs spreading silently as Nigerians underestimate their danger, experts warn
Abuja, Jan. 30, 2026 (NAN) Participants at the World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day awareness walk in Abuja on Friday have warned that the...
Niger sustains NTD elimination drive, records 11 suspected buruli ulcer cases
Minna, Jan. 30, 2026 (NAN) Niger Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) as the state records 11...
UNICEF seeks media support in amplifying children’s voices in Water, Sanitation,...
Dutse, Jan. 29, 2026(NAN) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has solicited media support in amplifying the voices of children in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene,...
Sleep deprivation, risk factor for Non-communicable diseases – says Physician
Lagos, Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN) A Consultant Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Moyosore Makinde, on Tuesday said that sleep deprivation increases the risk...
Africa-CDC confirms cancellation of US funded hepatitis B vaccine study in...
Abuja, Jan. 19, 2026 (NAN) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has confirmed the cancellation of the United States funded...
LG boss urges traders in Epe fish markets to ensure sanitation
Epe (Lagos State), Jan. 17, 2026 (NAN) The Chairman of Epe Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State, Ms. Surah Animashaun, has urged traders...
Mpox: Expert urges FG to reactivate presidential taskforce for emerging diseases
A medical expert, Dr Ishaku Akyala, has called on the Federal Government to reactivate the Presidential Task Force in response to the rising Mpox...
FG launches policy documents to address rise of Non-Communicable Diseases
The documents were launched in Abuja on Thursday by the Coordinating Minister of health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate.
The theme of the launch...
Kwara intensifies efforts to prevent outbreak of diseases
Kwara Government says it has put various measures in place to prevent the outbreak of diseases, especially cholera, which is already ravaging some states...
Don tasks Nigerians on water treatment to prevent waterborne diseases
A Don, Prof. Anthony Ugbenyen, has challenged
Nigerians to always subject domestic water to treatment before use to prevent waterborne diseases.
He made the call while...
Group trains 60,000 Kano farmers to tackle tomato diseases
The HortiNigeria, a Dutch-funded horticultural programme has trained 60,000 farmers in modern pest control to combat plant diseases in Kano State.
Mr Abdullahi Umar, the...
Professionals assure proven herbal alternatives as remedies to killer diseases
Some professionals in herbal medicine say there are assured herbal alternative remedies to many killer diseases ravaging humanity.
According to them, people should embrace these...
