The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (NCDC) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), are hosting a workshop in the country for scientists from across the West Africa sub-region.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says 56 deaths have been recorded in 32 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, this year.

The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has said Nigeria has about 24 thousand actively licensed physicians caring for its over 200 million population as result of brain drain in the country.

German pharmaceutical firm and vaccine maker BioNTech on Friday said it had agreed in principle to establish an mRNA manufacturing facility in Melbourne.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday at the World Health Summit signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UNITE, Parliamentarians Network for Global Health.

The Ethiopian government has scrapped visas-on-arrival for Nigerians with immediate effect.

Leaders meeting at the World Health Summit in Berlin on Tuesday pledged an extra 2.6 billion dollars in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio.

India is awaiting World Health Organisation (WHO) evidence of a link between an Indian cough syrup that allegedly caused the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia.

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday unveiled the first global survey to better understand and address the needs of all persons affected by cancer.

The Federal Government says Nigeria will need one trillion Naira to cater to the health of the vulnerable citizens across the country.

The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists (NSA) has called for safer medication practices to reduce the risk of errors and deaths during the administration of drugs.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled a new initiative aimed at stopping the spread of an invasive mosquito species, Anopheles Stephensi, in Africa.

Nigeria has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkey pox.

The Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) says 80 percent of premature deaths from heart diseases can be addressed if tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol, and air pollution are controlled.

 Nigeria has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkeypox.

Australian scientists have warned of an increased risk of mosquito-borne diseases amid forecasted wet conditions during the upcoming spring and summer.