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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NAIP commissions research, drug quality assurance centre in Anambra

The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) has officially commissioned the construction of a Research and Drug Quality Assurance Centre in Anambra State. Leading...

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.

Youths must avoid abortion, shun contraceptives – Priest warns

The Associate Priest of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oke Afa Isolo, Rev. Fr. Moses Ojobo, has warned youths to avoid abortion and...

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...

Ex-NAN staff appeals for N40m for wife’s kidney transplant

Enugu, Nigeria - Mr Vincent Obi, a retired staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has appealed to Nigerians to help him raise...

UNICEF raises alarm over fast-spreading cholera outbreaks in Africa

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the fast spreading cholera outbreaks in 11 eastern and southern African countries, calling for an emergency fund to address the situation.
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