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Bundibugyo: What to know about rare Ebola strain found in Nigeria

Plu Team -
Federal health authorities and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) have...
Health

Nigeria steps up Ebola surveillance after Abuja case

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria has intensified disease surveillance at hospitals and airports after confirming its first Ebola...
Health

FG confirms Ebola case in Abuja: 44 close contacts identified for tracing

Plu Team -
The Federal Government has confirmed a case of Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory...
Health

Medical costs push 150 million people into poverty in Africa every year

Eric Ojo -
Out-of-pocket medical costs push 150 million people into poverty every year in Africa, the...
Health

Malaria kills German airport worker after suspected mosquito import

Plu Team -
A worker at Frankfurt Airport has died of malaria after contracting the disease in...
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NAFDAC orders nationwide recall, destruction of banned sachet alcohol

Plu Team -
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered manufacturers...
Health

Borno cholera outbreak: Death toll climbs to 90 as UN warns resources are falling short

Plu Team -
The cholera outbreak tearing through northeastern Nigeria has grown deadlier and broader with each...
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Hormuz crisis compounds Nigeria nutrition emergency as hungry season arrives early

Plu Team -
Nigeria is facing a worsening nutrition emergency as an unusually early lean season and...
Health

Suspected Ebola cases rise to 900 as Nigeria moves to seal borders

Plu Team -
The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 900 suspected Ebola cases and over...
Health

Nigeria tightens border controls over Ebola outbreak

Plu Team -
In response to a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, the Nigerian government...
Health

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

Jane Kalu -
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak spreading through the Democratic Republic of...
Health

Fake Augmentin circulates in Nigeria after GSK exit

Jane Kalu -
Nigeria’s drug regulator has warned of counterfeit versions of one of the country’s most...
Health

Viewpoint: TB risk should not depend on where we are born, by Alemnew Dagnew 

Plu Team -
By Alemnew Dagnew In many high-income countries, even a small number of tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses...
Health

New Nigerian study finds single iron drip beats pills for new mothers

Jane Kalu -
A major Nigerian-led study has found that a single iron infusion given after childbirth...
Health

NAFDAC bans popular malaria suspensions over safety concerns

Plu Team -
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the...
Health

African leaders seek “new era” of malaria funding after U.S. aid cut

Plu Team -
African heads of state have called for a reset in malaria financing, warning that...
Health

₦20m for Research, ₦100m for a Snake Hospital: Inside Nigeria’s snakebite budget

Olawale Afolabi -
The tragic death of Ifunanya Nwangene, a 26-year-old singer who rose to national attention...
Medical Innovation

Nigeria starts enrolling patients for groundbreaking cancer treatment trial

Plu Team -
Nigeria has begun enrolling patients in its first-ever clinical trial using immunotherapy to treat...
Health

Greenhouse gas emissions fuelling health crisis in Nigeria, govt warns

Eric Ojo -
The Nigerian government has warned that rising greenhouse gas emissions are fuelling a surge...
Development

Snakebite death exposes Nigeria’s healthcare flaw, spurs $12m antivenom push

Plu Team -
Nigeria would need a one-off investment of about $12 million to establish a local...
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