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Mr Janabi said an estimated 24.6 million adults aged 20 to 79 were living with diabetes in the African Region...

According to the survey, under-five mortality declined from 132 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 110 in 2024,...

Mr Kaseya described the continued loss of young health professionals working to save others as “deeply painful and outrageous.”

Mr Kaseya said the ministers agreed to prepare every country for possible Ebola cases, coordinate responses across borders and keep...

He said enrolment across federal, state and private health insurance schemes grew by 42.35 per cent over the period.

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Mr Ohiri said the programme was designed to prevent women experiencing complications during childbirth from being denied or delayed treatment...

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a ministerial...

She described the latest survey findings as encouraging indicators of progress in child health across the state.

Themed “From Innovation to Impact: The Future of Health is Now”, the conference will examine the financing, partnerships and health...

Patrick Otim, programme area manager for emergency response at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, explained the virus in a...

Data released by the DRC’s Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday put the number of confirmed cases at 10,060, with...

The Operation End Starvation initiative aims to mobilise more than $1 billion to combat child malnutrition and prevent starvation-related deaths...

He said the affected people had been taken out of their normal environments for public health reasons, making it necessary...

According to Mr Idris, several of the measures required to control the diseases are similar, including surveillance, diagnosis, screening and...

Mr Idris said there is currently no reason to postpone the elections, but acknowledged that a widespread outbreak could raise...

The Ministry of Health said returning Ugandans with a history of travel to the DRC would bear the cost of...

Some states made substantial provisions for health emergencies, while others allocated smaller sums to specific disease-control activities.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Mr Idris said the federal government approved the transfer after consultations with...

The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), in a statement issued on Monday, also confirmed their arrival, saying both...

PSHAN said an expert panel of judges will select the winner of each award and announce the results at its...

Mr Pate urged Nigerians to "remain calm, cooperate with contact-tracing teams and follow updates" from the NCDC and Federal Ministry...

Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed this during a press briefing in Jos on Monday.

It also directed centre presidents to verify the availability and accessibility of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly in accident...

The attack comes as DRC continues to battle the largest and deadliest phase of the current Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak.