Nigeria: Federal Government Sets Up Committee To Map Out PHCs, Says It Will Rehabilitate 10,000
Abuja (Nigeria) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has set up a committee to ascertain the number and locations of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs)...
What You Should Know About Lassa Fever
Lassa virus is a member of the arenavirus family. The disease was first described in the 1950s, and the virus was identified in 1969,...
Suspected Sierra Leone Ebola Death After WHO Gives All-Clear
FREETOWN – A woman in Sierra Leone is thought to have died from Ebola, officials said, just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Media Foundation Partners Veterinary Body On Reporting Diseases Contracted From Animals
By Mohammad Ibrahim Kaduna (Nigeria) -- A media development organisation, 'Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) says it is collaborating with Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA)...
Government Donates Anti-Snake Venom To Contain Snakebites In Nigerian Communities
By Longtong Ibrahim Kaduna (Nigeria) – In an effort aimed at containing the rampant incidents of snakebites in some communities in Plateau state – North...