Health

Partner, stakeholders seek reduction on GBV in Ebonyi

Abakaliki, Nigeria - The Ebonyi State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA), on Friday sought to reduce Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and other harmful practices against...

Cholera: Gov’s wife donates medical commodities

The Wife of the Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has donated medical commodities to the General Hospital in...

WaterAid, partners mark Global Handwashing Day in Lagos school

WaterAid Nigeria with its partners on Tuesday commemorated the 2024 Global Handwashing Day at Oregun Junior High School,...

PCN urges new inductees to maintain high ethical standard

Nsukka, Nigeria - The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has inducted new pharmacy graduates of the University of...

Foundation offers free medical outreach to patients in Anambra

No fewer than 1,000 patients of Ekwusigo Local Government Area in Anambra State benefitted from the free medical...
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Why Nigeria has highest TB burden in Africa

World Health Organizations (WHO) Regional Office in Africa says Nigeria has the highest Tuberculosis (TB) burden in Africa. It said TB disease kills 268 people...

30 fistula patients get free repair in Ebonyi

Abakaliki, Nigeria - About 30 women on Wednesday benefited from free a Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) surgery in Ebonyi state. The surgery was organised by...

NAFDAC arrests manufacturer of unregistered herbal medicine in Ibadan

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, arrested the manufacturer of an unregistered herbal medicine in Ibadan.

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...

UK, NAPTIP Inaugurate 27-bed Capacity Rehab Center In Benin

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Thursday inaugurated a 27-bed capacity rehabilitation center built by the UK Government for victims of human trafficking in Edo.

NCS worry over increasing cancer cases in Nigeria

President, Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Dr Adamu Umar, says  by the end of 2023, about 102,000 Nigerians will have been diagnosed with cancer, hinting that the disease is hitting closer to more Nigerian homes and families than ever.
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