The Federal Ministry of Health and the National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC)drafted the Fats and Oil Regulation 2019, to safeguard Nigerians from avoidable and untimely illnesses and death resulting from the consumption of foods containing Trans-Fatty Acids (TFAs).

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the states of Ondo and Edo are leading the country’s Lassa fever cases as it announces five additional cases in seven days, from Aug.15 to Aug. 21, 2022.

Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 74 percent of deaths worldwide, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Mrs Charity Okoye, a Senior Nursing Officer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, (COOUTH), Anambra, has advised residents of the state experiencing unusual rashes on their body to seek medical help urgently.

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to Nigerians to get said COVID-19 vaccines.

The Abia chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has threatened to clamp down on quacks and unregistered medical facilities in the state.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi recorded 70 percent of the 909 confirmed cases and 170 deaths from Lassa Fever cases.

To deliver quality healthcare services to Nigerians, the Federal Government has expressed a determination to revitalise Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in every ward across the country.

The Federal Government, in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has inaugurated a National Roadmap on Hand Hygiene for All.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the world has recorded one million COVID-19 deaths in 2022, a ”tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vaccinated against the disease.

The Enugu State Government says it is set for a massive yellow fever vaccination as a proactive measure to ensure residents of the state are protected from the reemerging disease.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded the Kano Government for scaling up COVID-19 vaccination in the state.

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to ensure payment of the newly approved hazard allowance to its members within the next two months.

The Project Coordinator of Project Pink Blue, an NGO, Gloria Okwu, has called on the Federal Government to formulate a policy that would make cancer treatment accessible to all Nigerians.

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Plateau branch, has decried what it called the “internal brain drain” afflicting the state’s medical sector.

African health ministers have endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of severe non-communicable diseases.