The World Health Organization (WHO), has renamed Monkeypox as Mpox citing racist stigma that follows the disease’s original name which plays into “racist and stigmatizing language,”...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 41 new cases of monkeypox in 12 states. In a post published on its website on Sunday,...
Nigeria has recorded 48 new cases of monkeypox in the last three weeks. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the development in a post...
The Abia State Government on Thursday confirmed three monkeypox cases in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Osuji, who confirmed the development to...
The Gombe State government has confirmed three cases of monkeypox in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, confirmed the development at a...
Bauchi State has recorded a case of monkey pox as well as two other suspected cases that are currently under investigation and observation. This was confirmed...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed eight monkeypox cases in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who confirmed the development to...
The World Health Organisation on Saturday officially declared the monkeypox disease as a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the declaration during...
The pervasive transmission of false information regarding the monkeypox virus, particularly in Nigeria, has been criticized by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Ifedayo Adetifa,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged countries of the world to be vigilant and strengthen capacities in order to prevent the spread of monkeypox....
The Kwara State government on Thursday confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Raji Razaq, who confirmed the...
Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox this year. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. Monkeypox...
The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on 27 February 2020 welcomed Nigeria to the global health problem. Despite Nigerian government’s effort to control and...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Monday that there are no particular therapies for monkeypox. Nigerians should also take precautions to avoid catching...
In this features, KELECHUKWU IRUOMA goes into the rural communities of Bayelsa State, south-south Nigeria to uncover the plight of residents plague with monkey pox disease,...
The number of confirmed monkeypox cases has increased by 62.5 percent in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed on Wednesday. In a...
Akwa Ibom State government said on Friday that at least 18 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in three communities in Mkpat Enin local government...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in a latest report that Lagos has the highest number monkeypox disease in the country with 29 reported...
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, Monday blamed poor preparation by state governments for the current spread of Lassa fever and other public health challenges in...
The outbreak of the monkeypox virus has grown worse, spreading to eleven states, with 74 suspected cases recorded, Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has revealed....
One of the quarantined patients of the monkeypox virus has committed suicide, the Bayelsa State government revealed Monday. The victim reportedly took his own life on...
After more than a month, the controversial Operation Python Dance II launched by the Nigerian Army has ended. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division Nigerian...
The current suspected monkey pox outbreak in Nigeria, which has now spread to seven states, is the third in the nation’s history.. There were a total...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Saturday called on the public to disregard the “campaign of calumny” by some members of the public against the Nigerian Army’s medical...
The Bayelsa State Government on Friday announced the suspension of all forms of medical outreach program in public and private schools throughout the state. The decision,...
Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s Minister of Health has stated that it is not yet confirmed that the ailment spreading across some states in the country is monkeypox...
The threat of the monkeypox virus in Nigeria has risen further with the revelation of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that there were now...
Residents of Bayelsa State are in a state of panic over confirmed reports of a breakout of the deadly monkeypox virus in the state. According to...
