More than 22 million Nigerians affected by chronic kidney disease, expert says
A health expert says more than 22 million Nigerians are living with chronic kidney disease and calls for early detection and better awareness.
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Resident doctors demand N1m minimum salary for medical practitioners
The President of the Association of Resident Doctors at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital has called for a minimum monthly salary of N1 million for doctors and urged the government to bar politicians from seeking medical treatment abroad.
Lagos fortifies MMIA borders as deadly East and Central Africa Ebola outbreak escalates
According to the source, Lagos State has intensified public health surveillance and traveler screening at MMIA to safeguard Nigeria’s busiest international gateway against the evolving Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa.
Borno raises alarm as cholera outbreak infects over 3,000, claims 37 lives across seven LGAs
Borno State has issued an urgent public health advisory following a rampant cholera outbreak that killed 37 villagers and infected over 3,000 people across 138 communities.
NCDC places Lagos, Abuja, eight other states on high Ebola alert over rare strain
The NCDC has activated an emergency alert across Lagos, the FCT, and eight other high-risk Nigerian states following an outbreak of the vaccine-resistant Bundibugyo Ebola strain in East and Central Africa.
Fire: How I lost years of hard work within minutes – Katsina trader
A devastating fire outbreak sparked by a solar-powered inverter razed 10 shops at the Katsina Central Market, destroying goods worth millions of naira and triggering sharp criticism from traders over the fire service’s emergency response capabilities.
Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre
Amid deep-seated community distrust, police in eastern DR Congo fired warning shots to stop grieving crowds from taking highly contagious bodies from an Ebola clinic as a regional outbreak continues to escalate.
Strike shuts down Enugu Neuropsychiatric Hospital as Medical Director faces multiple court cases
Healthcare delivery in Enugu has collapsed after workers at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu (FNHE) downed tools, grounding the South-East’s
Ebola Alert: Doctors warn Nigerians against bush meat consumption
Physicians have warned Nigerians to avoid bush meat and contact with wild animals as Ebola outbreaks in DR Congo and
Zamfara study uncovers active cholera cases across five LGAs
A new study by Federal University Gusau has identified active cholera cases in five Zamfara State local government areas, with