CAPE VERDE – A hantavirus outbreak has stranded passengers on a luxury cruise ship moored off Cape Verde, with seven confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths reported, as the World Health Organization investigates possible rare human-to-human transmission on board. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, carrying mostly British, American, and Spanish passengers, set off from the...
Tension gripped Calabar on Monday as students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) staged a mass protest over the deaths of their colleagues following a recent road accident and what they described as gross negligence by medical personnel. The protest was triggered by a tragic crash along the Calabar–Itu Highway, where four people...
Ghana has rejected a bilateral health deal with the U.S., a source familiar with the negotiations told Reuters, the latest stumbling block to the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul foreign aid. The government of President John Dramani Mahama balked at terms requiring the sharing of sensitive health data, the source said. The same issue sank...
In Senegal, growing fears linked to a government crackdown on LGBTQ individuals are beginning to disrupt the country’s fight against HIV, as fewer patients visit treatment centres, according to health officials and data reviewed by Reuters. The situation follows a tougher stance by authorities, including new legislation that increases penalties for same-sex relationships. The law...
Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill raises the legal age for buying tobacco by one year, every year, starting with people born on or after January...
CALABAR, NIGERIA — The Cross River State Government has confirmed a case of COVID-19 and swiftly activated its public health emergency response mechanisms to contain any potential spread, health authorities announced. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar, assuring residents that the situation is under control and...
NIGERIA: A house officer at Central Hospital Warri, Dr. Ogbomade Samson Romani, has died weeks after an alleged assault by individuals linked to a patient’s relative. The incident has heightened concerns about the safety of healthcare workers in Nigeria’s public hospitals. Dr. Romani, a graduate of Niger Delta University, was confirmed dead in the early...
Kaduna, Nigeria — The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 598 pharmacies and patent medicine shops in Kaduna State during a four-day enforcement operation aimed at improving drug safety and regulatory compliance. The National Head of Enforcement, Suleiman S. Chiroma, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Kaduna on Friday. He said the operation inspected...
KADUNA, NIGERIA: Despite regulatory efforts by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to curb alcohol abuse among young Nigerians, the consumption of sachet alcohol and small PET or glass bottled drinks remains widespread in Kaduna. NAFDAC had earlier announced restrictions on the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in sachets...
FILE PHOTO: A patient holds two bottles of HIV medication at the Federal Medical Centre in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye/File Photo
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