Adamawa flesh-eating disease kills 7 as FG launches urgent probe
By IDNN Health Desk The Federal Government has launched an urgent probe after seven people died from a mysterious flesh-eating disease in Malabu, Adamawa. Health......
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FCT Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unmet Demands
Resident doctors in Abuja have declared an indefinite strike, citing poor welfare, manpower shortages, and unpaid entitlements despite repeated government promises....
Resident Doctors Strike: NARD Suspends Action Nationwide, Abuja Doctors Begin Indefinite Walkout
Nigeria’s fragile health system faces fresh turmoil as the resident doctors strike splits into two tracks. On Sunday, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)......
Doctors’ Strike Cripples FCT Hospitals as Patients Stranded
Hospitals in Nigeria’s capital were paralysed on Monday as the Association of Resident Doctors under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) began a seven-day warning......
Eight dead as floods hit Ebonyi community
Flooding in Enohia Itim, Afikpo LGA of Ebonyi State, has killed eight people and destroyed over 800 farmlands. Local officials confirm three bodies recovered, with five missing. Authorities warn residents in flood-prone areas to relocate as the rains continue....
🧬 Over 16 Million Nigerians Living With Hepatitis B
The Lagos State government has launched free hepatitis B and C screening and vaccination after revealing over 16 million Nigerians live with the virus....
UNICEF Pushes for Better Breastfeeding Support in Nigeria
As World Breastfeeding Week kicks off, UNICEF and the Nigerian government are calling for urgent reforms to build sustainable breastfeeding support systems, highlighting declining exclusive breastfeeding rates and the limited reach of maternity protections across Nigerian states....
UNICEF: 3.5 million Nigerian Children at Risk of Death From Malnutrition
UNICEF warns Nigeria could lose 400,000 children in weeks as severe malnutrition crisis escalates across the north....
Angela Okorie Reveals Bullet Fragments Still in Her Head from 2019 Gun Attack
Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has revealed that bullet fragments from a 2019 gun attack remain in her skull, calling it a miracle that she’s alive despite intense pain and trauma....