UN Secretary-General António Guterres says every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry, three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet while two billion are obese and yet 462 million are underweight globally.

The United States’ known death toll from COVID-19 would surpass the number of dead from the Spanish Flu within the next few days or so, according to the side-by-side numbers.

Kano State has so far recorded no fewer than 11,475 suspected cholera cases from March to date with the death of 329 people.

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have issued a fresh 15 days strike notice.

The Senate on Tuesday at plenary, passed a bill to establish the Orthopedic Hospital, Dekina, Kogi.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, said it recorded two more deaths from the rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.

The Victims Support Fund Taskforce on COVID-19 has donated a 13 passenger capacity elevator and UPS equipment valued at over N42 million to the Federal Ministry of Health.

A Radiotherapy Oncologist has appealed for the integration of cervical cancer screening with ante-natal services and NYSC enrolment, to ensure early detection and treatment.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advised the Imo Government to develop a workable blueprint for the health sector in the state.

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday directed the Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors ( NARD) to proceed with their applications due to parties failure to reach definite terms of settlement.

Fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have announced 513 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to figures released on Wednesday morning by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,(NCDC).

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that ending its protracted strike was dependent on the speedy implementation, by relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government, of the MoU entered into with it on Aug. 20.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 1,182 suspected cases of cholera had been recorded in 13 states, within one week.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 387 additional COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

 Dr Stephanie Eleojo, a physician at Jerab Hospital, Gwagwalada, has advised Nigerians to take water regularly to prevent hypotension, also known as Low Blood Pressure (LBP).

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 46 new deaths linked to suspected cholera cases were recorded in the country in the past one week.