Nigeria surpasses targets, freeing 47.1 million people from elephantiasis and river blindness treatment. A $4.9m Gates-funded project strengthens labs and health systems. Read the full story.
Nigeria achieves 148% of LF and 150% of Onchocerciasis assessment targets, freeing millions from treatment. A major step towards the WHO 2030 roadmap to end NTDs.
Nigeria's Senate has declared a public health emergency in Ogijo, Lagos-Ogun border, over severe lead poisoning. It demands urgent medical and environmental action. Read the full story.
Health experts raise alarm as NCDC confirms 414 Mpox cases and six deaths across 33 states. Stakeholders call for stronger surveillance, vaccination, and public education to curb the persistent spread.
Severe flooding in Thailand and Malaysia has claimed 33 lives and displaced tens of thousands. Emergency measures deployed as climate change intensifies extreme weather.
Federal Ministry of Health dismisses viral 86% HIV prevalence report for Port Harcourt as false. Officials confirm no Nigerian state has rates near this figure. Get verified data from official sources.
WHO warns of rapidly increasing drug-resistant gonorrhea with 95% ciprofloxacin resistance. Urgent action needed to strengthen surveillance and prevent untreatable STIs in Nigeria.
WHO warns of dangerous gonorrhoea surge with 95% ciprofloxacin resistance. Urgent action needed as primary treatments fail. Learn how this affects Nigeria.
Médecins Sans Frontières escalates diphtheria intervention across Borno, Kano, and Bauchi states amid rising cases. Learn how the health crisis is unfolding and what's needed to contain it.
Rural communities in Adamawa face devastating cholera outbreak with 10 confirmed deaths. Victims describe drinking unsafe water and using makeshift remedies as government aid fails to reach remote villages.
Federal Government warns of dangerous chemical and microbial contamination in groundwater across Kogi, Lagos, and Kebbi states. Health risks include neurological damage and kidney failure. Urgent action required.
Sokoto State confirms 8 Dengue fever cases. Health officials urge vigilance, proper case management, and community action to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.
Ethiopia confirms first Marburg virus outbreak in Omo region. WHO and Africa CDC respond with support. Learn symptoms and prevention measures.
Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves trail of destruction across Southeast Asia, claiming 140 lives in Philippines before making landfall in Vietnam. Latest updates on the catastrophic storm.
A deadly cholera outbreak has struck Adamawa State, claiming 10 lives and hospitalizing dozens. Health authorities race against time to contain the spread as communities face water contamination crisis.
The World Meteorological Organization warns that 2025 could become Nigeria's second hottest year ever recorded, raising serious concerns about heatwaves, health risks, and economic impacts across the nation.
Health authorities issue urgent warning as aggressive monkey infected with COVID-19 and multiple sexually transmitted diseases escapes containment in US residential area.
Hurricane Melissa's unprecedented 185mph fury has plunged Jamaica into chaos, submerging entire communities and prompting mass evacuations as the nation battles one of its worst natural disasters.