HIV: Lagos survey reveals treatment gains, testing gap
… Women record twice men’s prevalence as state targets wider coverage By Chioma Obinna Lagos State has recorded significant progress in HIV treatment, with 93.4 per cent of people living with the virus who know their status receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), a new survey has revealed. However, only 58.3 per cent of people living with […]
EBOLA: Genomics links Nigeria’s case to Kenya index case – Pate
“We still have only one confirmed case. The contacts have been traced, quarantined, and we are conducting additional tests, some of which are negative and others are pending”
Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo
The first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the outbreak gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo began Friday, WHO said.
Return of Ebola: Triumph of 2014, test of 2026
On October 20, 2014, WHO declared Nigeria free of Ebola. On October 20, 2026, the confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in Abuja reopened an uncomfortable question
Malaria: Nigeria’s prevalence drops to 15.2%, FG targets 50% reduction by 2030
By Chioma Obinna The Federal Government has reported a decline in malaria parasite prevalence among children aged six to 59 months from 22 per cent in 2021 to 15.2 per cent in 2025, while setting a target to halve malaria prevalence and malaria-attributable deaths by 2030. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. […]
Ebola: FG quarantines high-risk contacts, allays fears; patient zero shows signs of recovery
Enugu’s position as a travel and commercial hub, particularly through the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, made heightened surveillance necessary
