Author: Helen Okechukwu

The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) says it has trained 2,400 community volunteers across Nigeria as part of efforts to build long-term resilience against cholera and other recurring outbreaks. Muhammad Saleh, a senior emergency management specialist at the U.S. CDC, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, noting that the initiative was the result of a strong partnership between Nigeria and the centre. According to him, the joint effort focuses on strengthening surveillance, laboratory capacity, and community-level interventions to contain epidemics that have continued to affect parts of the country. “Cholera has been a persistent challenge…

The NDLEA boss, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, disclosed this in a  message delivered at the National Summit of the Special Marshals of the FRSC on Wednesday in Abuja

The chief of UNICEF’s Lagos field office, Celine Lafoucriere, declared that “female genital mutilation is never a choice but a violation inflicted on women and girls.”

The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has called on the Senate Committee on Health to intensify oversight on the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), particularly the five per cent allocation earmarked for emergency medical treatment under the National Health Act 2014.

The amendments introduced a new category known as a “pandemic emergency,” designed to trigger faster global cooperation whenever an outbreak escalates beyond a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Katsina State will embark on a mass immunisation campaign targeting more than seven million children against polio and measles-rubella between October 4 and 13. The initiative, announced by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Chief Kano Field Officer, Rahama Muhammed, comes as the state records only two cases of circulating variant polio virus in 2025, a significant drop from 17 cases across eight local government areas in 2024. Speaking at a media dialogue and mobilisation meeting ahead of the campaign, Muhammed described the progress as remarkable. He disclosed that over 3.6 million doses of the novel oral polio vaccine (NOPV2) have…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has pledged to scale up its support for Kebbi State following the government’s approval of ₦761 million as counterpart funding to strengthen child nutrition and other social services. UNICEF’s representative in Nigeria, Wafaa Saeed-Abdelatef on Tuesday, who led a delegation on a courtesy visit to Deputy Governor Abubakar Umar-Tafida in Birnin Kebbi, said the state’s action would unlock matching resources under the agency’s Child Nutrition Fund. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the initiative doubles state contributions, ensuring wider access to nutrition supplies and other interventions for vulnerable children. Read Also: Katsina govt inaugurates…

NAFDAC has called on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to prioritise the registration of their products in order to safeguard public health and ensure regulatory compliance.

A new study has revealed that daily marijuana use increases the risk of developing asthma and other respiratory complications, affecting both younger and older adults alike. The research, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, found that people who inhale cannabis daily face a 44% higher likelihood of acquiring asthma. The study also linked marijuana inhalation to a 27% increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Crucially, the findings apply even to individuals who have never smoked cigarettes. For this group, daily marijuana inhalation was associated with a 51%…

British scientists have criticised reports from the United States (US) suggesting paracetamol taken during pregnancy may cause autism, warning that such claims are unfounded and could harm women and families. The Wall Street Journal reported that US health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr is preparing to declare that Tylenol – the American brand name for paracetamol – might be linked to autism. The report also suggested that a specific form of folate will be recommended as a treatment. Former president Donald Trump, speaking at a weekend rally, declared: “I think we found an answer to autism.” UK specialists insist no such…