The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a structured framework for data sharing and exchange. The data partnership seeks to address the reoccurrence of climate-sensitive diseases like cholera and malaria, the statement signed by that agency revealed. The Director General…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a study identifying 17 pathogens that frequently cause disease in communities and require urgent vaccine development. A pathogen is a living thing that causes disease in a host, such as a human. The study, published in eBioMedicine journal and announced on the WHO website on Tuesday, is the…
The Cadre Harmonisé, CH Report for October has projected that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states including the FCT will face a food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025. This forecast came from the CH Analysis Report, released in Abuja. The analysis was conducted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation,…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported Thursday that the southwest zone of Nigeria faced the highest nutrient struggle, with the average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) reaching N1,650 per adult daily in September 2024. In Nigeria, CoHD represents the minimum cost of foods required to meet the Healthy Diet Basket (HDB) recommendations. The…
As Nigerians struggle with the high inflationary trend particularly in food production, the citizens are finding it more and more difficult to afford balanced diet and also be able to take nutritious meals. This is as the latest SB Morgan report shows that preparing food for consumption at home puts it well above the earning…
In an attempt to enforce safety regulations on imported food items particularly protein, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has started surveillance visits to cold rooms and pharmaceutical stores in the country. The efforts has commenced in Kaduna state. This was made known by the Chief Regulatory Officer of NAFDAC in…
An outbreak of mpox has ravaged communities in Akwa Ibom with at least 10 council areas being the worst hit, leaving many feeling unwell. Akwa Ibom State is reported to have recorded the highest prevalence of Mpox cases in the country since the outbreak of the disease. The worst affected local government areas are Uyo,…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that Nigeria has an estimated two million ‘zero-dose’ children, who are substantially at risk of contracting diseases like polio, due to lack of vaccination. The Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Kano, Rahama Farah made this known at the commemoration of World Polio Day. He lamented…
For two days recently Owerri, capital of Imo State played host to herbal practitioners, scientists and policy makers, during which time discussions centred the essence of herber medicine in health management. The grand finale of the Imo State HerbFest 2024 held at the Foret Event Center near Concorde Hotel Junction, which provided an opportunity for…
The Kwara state government has announced that over one million children across the 16 local government areas of the state will be vaccinated under the Polio Vaccination Campaign. The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Nusirat Elelu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin during the implementation of a three-day Local…
