UUTH clinics shut as NMA announces services withdrawal
All clinics at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) were shut on Wednesday morning as the Akwa Ibom branch of the Nigerian Medical...
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...
Cancer Statistics: 40 people diagnosed every minute worldwide – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that 40 people are diagnosed with cancer globally every minute.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared this sobering...
How happiness enhances better mental wellbeing – Psychiatrist
Prof. Taiwo Sheikh, a former President of Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN) has advised Nigerians to embrace happiness in order to enhance their optimal mental wellbeing.
Foundation launches Reform360 to support justice-impacted persons in Nigeria
Mental health challenges among incarcerated persons remain one of the most under-addressed issues in Nigeria’s correctional system, where limited access to care, stigma, and...
Pate plans to end medical tourism out of Nigeria
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, assured on Monday in Abuja that he would work toward ending medical tourism out of Nigeria.
