There are 17 confirmed cases of cholera in the state, according to the Lagos Ministry of Health. Professor Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, revealed this information during a speech about the measures taken to contain the outbreak in Lagos State. In a statement released on Saturday, the ministry stated that 350 suspected…
The public has been urged to take caution due to the recent cholera epidemic in several areas of Nigeria by the National Biosafety Management Agency. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, the Director-General of the NBMA, Dr. Agnes Asagbra, was cited by Head of Information and Communications for the organization, Mrs. Gloria Ogbaki,…
The interior ministry of Kuwait said on Wednesday that a building fire in a region highly frequented by foreign workers had resulted in over 35 fatalities and several injuries. The fire broke out in a residential structure south of Kuwait City at morning, injuring 43 people, according to the health ministry. “Unfortunately, we received a…
According to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, it is ready to handle any potential cholera outbreaks in Lagos and is on red alert. In reaction to the five deaths and several hospitalised individuals exhibiting signs of the sickness in Lagos, the administration of LASUTH said that it had placed its healthcare staff on high…
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Ms. Melissa Jones, was received by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, earlier today at the Lagos House Marina. Partnerships in Nigeria’s morbidity and mortality rate are among the topics addressed, with a focus on health insurance to guarantee that everyone has a safety net. Water resources,…
