At least 21 people have been reportedly killed so far in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos, an official said Thursday. Kemi Ogunyemi, a special advisor on health to ...

The outbreak has now spread to 28 states and affected 129 local government areas, with a total of 8,569 suspected cases reported nationwide. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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The Federal Ministry of Health has inaugurated an Expert Working Group (EWG) to strengthen the country's national health data systems.

Sachet water producers defended the price hike, attributing it to the rising cost of petroleum products, which they say has ...

"In Zimbabwe, we have witnessed perennial cholera outbreaks in recent years and these outbreaks are being caused by a lack of safe drinking water supply and a broken-down sanitation system which ...

The Sector-Wide Joint Annual Health Review (JAR) meeting was held in Abuja from 6 to 8 November 2024. It was the first of its ...

Kaduna branch, has embarked on a sensitisation campaign to educate students and residents on cholera prevention and control. The branch’s Health Officer, Patience Sunday, said the sensitisation was in ...

The branch’s Health Officer, Patience Sunday, said the sensitisation was in response to the recent cholera outbreak in parts ... Tudun Nupawa, the Nigeria Red Cross Society for the initiative.

Zimbabwe has recorded new cases of cholera several months after declaring the end of an outbreak that killed more than 700 ...