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Lassa fever deaths rise to 214 as fatality rate reaches 25.0 % – NCDC

    Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25.0 per cent, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention...

34 die in Sokoto meningitis outbreak – Commissioner

      Meningitis   No fewer than 34 persons have died out of 254 infected in a meningitis outbreak across nine local government areas of Sokoto...

Survey highlights weaknesses in diagnosis, equipment, drugs availability 

Survey highlights weaknesses in diagnosis, equipment, drugs availability Equipment   Diagnostic accuracy among clinical health workers in Nigeria’s public health...

It is Expensive To Fall Sick Now

By Kazeem Akintunde It’s Christmas. A time for merrymaking and holidaying. Whether you believe that December 25th is actually the birthday of Jesus Christ or not,...