Thirty-one-year-old Zaliha Haruna’s sixth child receives immunisation at the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), a primary health centre (PHC) in Chanchaga, Bosso Local Government...

Anthrax in Nigeria: All you need to know about the disease. Unmask, contain strange disease outbreak in Kaduna community, experts tell FG, NCDC. There Is...

Children are more vulnerable to resistant infections in their early years because their immune systems are not fully developed to fight infections. This predisposes them...

By Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) In September 2022, Dr Nnaemeka Alo encountered a critical case at Saint Sabina Catholic Hospital in Agege, Lagos, Nigeria. His...

Anguwan Biri Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Nasarawa ‘C’ Ward in Chanchaga Local Government (LGA) of Niger State provides integrated primary healthcare services, including antenatal...

70% of diphtheria cases in Nigeria affect children between 2 and 14 — NCDC. WHO, Borno target 494,498 individuals on vaccination against yellow fever. Nigeria’s...

The law of inertia, referred to as Newton’s first law of motion, states that “an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in...

Onyinye Oranezi and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures are integral to every functional healthcare system. Their absence poses significant risks...

Boosting maternal health through private sector integration. Reps urge Ministry of Health, NCDC to arrest diphtheria outbreak. Nigeria exempted as 12 African countries set to...

By Dabri Olohije and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead Writers) The effects of climate change on food insecurity are direct and substantial. Food production is becoming...

By Misbahu El-Hamza and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) In Nigeria, a child is considered fully vaccinated if he or she has received the full course...

By Sunday Oko and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Vaccination remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions of modern medicine. Yet, major public health...