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The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, has disclosed that the federal government is taking to de-criminalise attempted suicide in the country. Pate made the disclosure on Thursday (today, September 19) in Abuja, at a news conference to

As Mpox continues to devastate countries, especially in Africa, the WHO Africa Region has assured African countries are capable of diagnosing the disease, thereby making for early detection. According Dr Abdou Gueye, Regional Emergency Director, World Health Organisation Africa Region (WHO AFRO),

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna    The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed over 666 medicine shops in Kaduna and Zaria, Kaduna State over illegal operations.   Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Director Enforcement, PCN, Pharm. Stephen Esumobi further disclosed that

He continued: “We are gathered here because none of us can fulfill the goals of guaranteeing the survival of our people in isolation. Whether by expanding access to quality education, improving healthcare, or offering skills training and job opportunities, it is clear

The Ebonyi State Agency for Control of Aids (EBOSACA) has revealed that a staggering 15,000 people in the state are living with the Human  Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is a one-step away from full-blown aids, the incurable secually transmitted disease that has killed

The Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros  Ghebreyesus, says more than 18,000 suspected cases of Mpox have been reported in the Democratic Republic of  Congo(DRC) this year, with 629 deaths. Ghebreyesus, who disclosed this on Friday during an online news conference, said that the