A cholera outbreak in Kano State has killed six people and infected scores, the state health commissioner said Sunday, although the toll was placed at a higher figure by a local charity.
Expert advocates citizen-focused new health system for Nigeria
Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe has called for a new health system that is tailored to the needs of the ordinary man in the street
Why Nigerians defecate publicly
Special report on why improved public awareness is not enough to reduce public defecation in Nigeria
First aid tips to save accident victims
The first few minutes of a medical emergency are always critical, but nearly two thirds of us admit we wouldn’t know what to do
Study identifies risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria
A new study has identified risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria using the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
Doctors call for Lassa fever treatment centers in south east Nigeria
The South East zonal caucus of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has enjoined the Nigerian government to establish health centres and facilities where Lassa fever patients could be treated and managed
Cholera kills six in Kano State - Commissioner
A cholera outbreak in Kano State has killed six people and infected scores, the state health commissioner said Sunday, although the toll was placed at a higher figure by a local charity.
Lassa fever kills one, 5 critically ill in Plateau state
Plateau state ministry of health has confirmed that one person has died while five others are critically ill and are receiving intensive medical treatment as a result of Lassa fever
outbreak in Plateau state in Nigeria.
State in Nigeria records 153 new cases of cholera in 2014
More Nigerian communities hit by cholera outbreak
More Nigerian communities are recording fresh cases of cholera with several victims reported dead. The latest communities affected are in Benue state where 2 victims are dead and more than 30 are receiving treatment.
Abasha African salad, others responsible for cholera outbreak - health commisioner
Lagos state has become the latest Nigerian state affected by cholera outbreak that has affected many states of the federation. Addressing an emergency press conference, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris confirmed
there have been 13 cases of the disease while people are dead.
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