…Gusau. The event featured a carnival procession and the launching of a free anti-rabies vaccination campaign at the palace of the Emir of Gusau. The exercise, organised by the Zamfara Chapter of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), attracted veterinarians, government officials and other stakeholders to s…

…Uniting Public and Private Sectors for Equitable Access,” focused on expanding HPV vaccination, improving access to screening and treatment, and strengthening collaboration between the public and private sectors. Garba said Nigeria had recorded significant progress since introducing the HPV vaccine into its national im…

…the FCDO notes several additional conditions travellers must be aware of. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is compulsory for entry, though infants aged eight months or younger and adults aged 61 or older are exempt from this rule. Travellers must also complete an online Nigeria Health Declaration Form prior to ar…

…to register, noting that LASRRA officials were visiting communities, schools and vaccination clinics instead of waiting for residents to visit its offices. According to her, registration begins from birth, adding that LASRRA had upgraded its software and devices to enable the agency to register newborn babies without p…

…Organisation warned Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s bid to overhaul child vaccination in the United States went against “decades of evidence.” Trump signed an order on Monday pushing for a rethink of school vaccine mandates and repeating calls for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be separated into t…

…distracted; the state governor is distracted; the health commissioner is distracted. And vaccination needs to continue. They need to continue to release what we call counterpart funding so that we can get all the resources we need to get these vaccinators to the places they need to get to immunise the children. With th…

…outbreak, the Director of Disease Control and Immunisation, Dr Samuel Jiya, blamed poor vaccination coverage as a major factor responsible for the outbreak, while warning that children who miss or fail to complete their routine immunisation remain particularly vulnerable. Jiya disclosed that investigations have reveale…

…One bite allegedly broke the skin on her breast, requiring her to receive a tetanus vaccination at hospital.CCTV footage played in court showed Barrientos and his entourage leaving the nightclub and getting into a white minivan before the woman entered the vehicle shortly afterwards. "All I remember is me leaving in fr…

…vaccine is safe and free, saying that 1.2 million children are targeted for this year’s vaccination exercise in the state. This was disclosed on Saturday in Gusau during a press briefing on the state government’s preparedness for the SMC exercise. Dr. Nafisa Maradun, represented by the SMC State Coordinator, Sani Aliyu…

…result came out on June 15," he said. He explained that the secretariat had carried out vaccination campaigns for dogs and cats across the FCT in Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026, adding however, that the vaccines could not go round due to shortage of the doses. The director equally said that the secretariat had intensified its…

…Immunisation Coverage (WUENIC), showing that despite gains since the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination coverage remains below pre-pandemic levels. The report showed that 90 per cent of infants worldwide, nearly 116 million children, received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 2025,…

…receive all routine immunisations and encouraged those who have missed scheduled vaccinations to visit the nearest Primary Health Care (PHC) centre for free catch-up vaccination services. Residents were also advised to maintain good hand hygiene, practise proper cough etiquette and avoid close contact with people showi…

…and respiratory infections are influenced by many factors, including lack of nutrition, vaccination, and access to healthcare. However, the science is clear on another point: prolonged exposure to pollution from gas flaring damages the lungs. Studies have linked the fine particles and toxic gases emitted by gas flares…

…of the leading infectious killers of young children, particularly in countries with low vaccination coverage and high exposure to indoor smoke from cooking fuels. According to UNICEF's Nigeria child survival analysis, pneumonia alone is responsible for a significant proportion of child deaths globally, with Nigeria con…

…Rotary, we give members a place to belong. We help keep students in school. We organise vaccination campaigns that protect children. These results are real, and they matter deeply. But to create lasting impact asks a harder question: What happens next?" he said. The incoming Rotary leader explained that lasting impact…