Health

Weak surveillance, research gaps driving persistent Ebola outbreaks -Expert

Prof. Bamidele Iwalokun, an expert in Pathogen Genomics, Immunoinformatics and Vaccine Regulatory Science, says persistent Ebola outbreaks are being driven by weak surveillance systems, inadequate research and poor community...

Umunya Launches Community Health Mission to Advance UN 2030 SDGs

By Edwin Nwachukwu The Umunya community in Anambra State has launched a major health mission to advance the...

Stakeholders Seek Stronger Disability Inclusion Partnerships

Disability rights advocates, the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) and philanthropists have called for stronger collaboration...

Doctor admits health workers make the worst patients

U.S-based Nigerian doctor, Dr Erina Imasogie, has said that health workers, including doctors and nurses, are the worst...

Over 1,500 Residents Benefit from Prince Adeyanju’s Free Medical Outreach

No fewer than 1,500 residents of Ota and neighbouring communities in Ogun State have benefited from a free...
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Nigeria vows to eliminate female genital mutilation amidst statistics

Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has called for collective action to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), describing it as a fundamental...

Assembly passes bill to establish health facilities monitoring

The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to establish health facilities monitoring and accredited agency to checks quackery...

Resident doctors in Abuja suspend indefinite strike

The Association of Resident Doctors of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has suspended the indefinite strike. The President of ARD-FCTA, Dr George Ebong, made this...

Lagos gives update on the outbreak of Cholera

The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Mrs. Kemi Ogunyemi, says, the number of recorded fatalities as a result of the...

Over 230m are subjected to female genital mutilation — UNICEF

New York, March 8, 2024 – Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released...

Indegenes, residents to benefit from 2025 Ofala medical outreach – Maduegbuna

By Edwin Nwachukwu Hundreds of indigenes and residents of Onitsha metropolis are expected to benefit from the Medical, Health, and Well-being Community Outreach ahead of...
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