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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two suspects and dismantled a social media drug network responsible for the distribution of illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks in the Lekki area of Lagos state. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, disclosed that in a statement made available to Newsmen on…
UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year. The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region, the Region of the…
By Prof. Chiwuike Uba, PhD As the world marks World COPD Day on 19 November 2025, Nigeria stands at a critical juncture. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, a chronic, progressive, and preventable respiratory illness, is quietly imposing a heavy burden on health, society, and the national economy. Despite that, it remains inadequately understood, underdiagnosed,…
……No Governor had ever done this for us- Workers Over 500 workers have benefited from the Enugu state free health and medical outreach program organised on Monday, 17 November for state government workers as one of the programs put in place for the celebration of the 2025 Civil and Public service week . The free…
World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the MVA-BN vaccine to its prequalification list, marking the first vaccine against mpox to receive this designation. The organisation in a statement explained that prequalification approval would facilitate timely and increased access to the vital product in communities with urgent need, reducing transmission and helping to contain the outbreak….
Following the agreement made by the Nigerian Governors’ forum in Abuja to operationalize eradication of polio and Primary HealthCare Development in the country, Enugu State Government ,Friday, sensitized the 17 Local Government chairmen in the state and their Deputies on Abuja commitments , urging them to support the health programs of the State Government. The…
Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah has reaffirmed the determination of his administration to improving healthcare delivery and eliminating poverty in the state, explaining that economic growth of the state would be achieved only if the workforce is healthy . He spoke on Saturday during his supervisory visit to the type 11 Primary Healthcare Centre,…
Commissioner for Health, Enugu State, Prof. Emmanuel Obi, has called for increased funding to control malaria in Nigeria. He made the call during the celebration of the 2025 World Malaria Day organised by the state’s Ministry of Health on Friday in Enugu. He said the clarion call was to ensure an increase in the funding…
As part of it’s emergency response measures to curb the spread of diphtheria in the state, the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF)has called for regular medical screening of arriving passengers at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, mo State capital. The call follows the recent outbreak of diphtheria ( deadly bacterial infection) in…
Wife of Enugu state Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah ,Friday, took the medical outreach of her pet project,Custos Care Foundation to Owo in Nkanu East Local Government area, where women, men, both old and young benefitted from her free medical outreach program. Speaking at Achichi Owo hall, venue of the programme, the Managing Director of Custos…