Diseases

40 school girls in Kaduna hospitalised for cholera, 89 under watch. NCDC calls for improved hygiene Residents of Kawo, Kaduna...

In their BMJ editorial on airport screening for Ebola, Profs David Mabey and Stefan Flasche, said the adoption of the policy...

If we hope to avoid another outbreak like Ebola, we need to invest in our health systems. Africa’s weakening health...

USD1 million has been set aside for the Ebola vaccination exercise in DR Congo Even though Ebola virus disease has...

Here's an update on the Ebola reemergence in DR Congo An outbreak that began on 8 May with 2 cases...

Largest ever vaccination underway in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan and Nigeria A spate of cholera outbreaks across Africa has prompted...

Ongoing strike action has disrupted HIV treatment across Nigeria This week, the ongoing strike action embarked upon by Nigerian health...

Nigeria is screening passengers at borders for Ebola. Reminiscing the last outbreak begs the question: Is screening enough? This week,...

As Ebola returns to Africa, stakeholders rush to quickly control its spread  On May 8, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Nigeria wants to know its current HIV/AIDS prevalence via nationwide survey The Nigerian National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)...