Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region following a positive case identified through laboratory testing of suspected patients. This...
The Rivers State Government has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, at a poultry farm in Iriebe Community, Obio/Akpor...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested the managing director of a pharmacy in Abuja for allegedly selling expired and...
For decades, an unhealthy and hazardous method of meat processing has been practiced in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, where scrap tyres are burned to shear...
Three people have died, and several others are in critical condition following a suspected cholera outbreak in Isiodum, a community in the Andoni Local Government Area...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, a key tool for safely administering treatments that prevent...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that the agency is significantly under-staffed. At a press conference in Lagos on...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to bakeries nationwide against the use of saccharin and bromate in...
As the global fight against COVID-19 continues, the emergence of new variants poses ongoing challenges. The latest strain, XEC, has raised international concerns due to its...