Dr Uche Ojinmah, the National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has urged the Federal Government to consider privatising the nation’s hospitals, so they to perform optimally.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 35 countries in five regions of the world have now reported more than 1,010 probable cases of unexplained severe acute hepatitis or liver inflammation in youngsters.

A dentist, Dr Abubakar Sadiq, has advised residents to avoid cold drinks and use hard toothbrushes to avoid dental abscesses.

Dr. Deborah Bitrus-Oghoghorie, Consultant Grade 1, Federal Ministry of Health, Hospital Services, has said that Nigerians would begin to access affordable surgical care.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the rapid spread of the Monkeypox outbreak could be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups.

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Members of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (ASMLSN) have called on the Federal Government to expedite action on local vaccine production.

World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged scientists to develop more vaccines to tackle antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, urging countries to make better use of the ones currently available.

The Federal Government is set to begin the implementation of the National Surgical, Obstetric, Anesthesia and Nursing Plan (NSOANP) 2019-2023.

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), says it will go on a solidarity strike in support of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and other unions.

Mr Ned Nwoko, a former lawmaker and philanthropist has stressed the need for greater public-private sector synergy including multilateral agencies in the quest to tackle malaria in Africa.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory on its website to members of the public to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 7,250 health facilities across the 36 states and FCT are cleared to receive the Decentralized Facility Funding (DFF) through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) Gateway.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the globally reported cases of COVID-19 have increased by nearly 30 percent over the past two weeks.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus, which originated in animals and then switched species and infected humans.

UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure that its new COVID-19 oral antiviral medication is available quickly, and to provide effective treatment to countries that may struggle to afford it.