Health

Group Warns Nigerians Against Treating Malaria, Typhoid Casually

Youth on Ground Progressive and Mentorship Initiative (YOG), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has raised concerns over the prevalence of malaria and typhoid fever among Nigerians. Dr Obioma Nwuba, Founder and...

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...

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...
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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 Govt, NPHCDA Respond To Polio Outbreak

Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has started Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) Campaign following discovery of circulating poliovirus strains in the state.

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.

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...

Ebonyi commences free hydrocele surgery

Abakaliki, Nigeria - The Ebonyi Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has flagged off the third batch of free hydrocele surgery. A hydrocelectomy is a...

Trump, Musk’s USAid shutdown triggers global crisis, predicts deaths…

Elon Musk's shutdown of USAid, backed by Donald Trump, has triggered immediate and severe consequences, with life-saving medicines abandoned and crucial food and health...

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