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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Cholera kills 11 adults, including children in Ebonyi

Abakaliki, Nigeria - About 11 persons, comprising men, women and children, have lost their lives following a cholera outbreak in Ndibokote village of Ezza...

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.

USAID-MCGL train over 1,000 persons on GBV response

Abakaliki - Some 1,000 persons have been trained on how to respond adequately to Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Ebonyi state. They were trained by...

LSPHCB, Ministry of Health collaborate with WaterAid on WASHFITs…

The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) and the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with WaterAid Nigeria, have trained 48 healthcare officers from...

NMA embarks on indefinite strike over abduction of colleague

By Emmanuel Ndukuba, Awka The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Anambra state branch has directed members to withdraw clinical services in all private and public hospital...

Life expectancy: NHF tasks FG on heart-friendly milk, home-grown production

Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) has urged Federal Government to invest in and expand home grown production of milk to increase life expectancy in the country.
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