Fathers in Igabi council area of Kaduna have been mobilised to help close gaps in childhood immunisation after a recent vaccination exercise showed missed children.
Nigeria accounts for the largest cholera outbreak in the region, with more than 50,000 cumulative cholera cases and 338 deaths reported since January 1, 2026, in the country.
The World Health Organisation has voiced concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s executive order on vaccines.
The WHO chief disclosed that 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths had been reported.Â
The federal government pledged to support states, especially those in the South-East, to strengthen health security.
Mr Trump signed the executive order on Monday, calling for a limit on immunisations against diseases from 18 to 11.
The Abia government has introduced a digital application, ‘CyTrack’, to identify and track high-risk pregnancies to improve maternal healthcare and reduce maternal and child mortality.
Niger Gas has assured hospitals in Enugu state that the company is ready to meet all their oxygen demands within the shortest possible time.
REMASAB has warned roadside traders and other operators against indiscriminate waste disposal on roads and in drainage channels.
Health secretary, who had long opposed vaccination over alleged links with autism, claimed Mr Trump’s order sought to give parents choice and not to limit access to vaccines.
