E-Cigarettes: NAFDAC Advises Nigerians
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has alerted Nigerians on the dangers of e-cigarettes.
NAFDAC’s Director-General, Moji Adeyeye, in a...
World Malaria Day: WHO Tasks Nigeria, Others To Scale Up Efforts...
The World Health Organisation, WHO has enjoined Nigeria and other countries to scale up efforts against malaria.
The organisation said the countries must accelerate the...
Measles: W.H.O Lists Nigeria Among African Countries With New Outbreaks
The World Health Organisation, WHO has listed Nigeria as one of the nine African countries where measles outbreaks have resurfaced.
WHO in a statement by...
Biometric Identification: Iom, ECOWAS, NAPTIP Launch Campaign On Free Movement, Human...
The International Organization for Migration, IOM is
embarking on a cross-border roadshow to sensitise people in West African coasts
on the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card.The...
Biometric Health Care: Federal Government Inaugurates 11 Strategic Documents
The Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with
other partners have inaugurated eleven strategic health documents towards
reversing infant and maternal mortality indices in the country....
Cancer: NMA President Says Only Four Treatment Centres Functional In Nigeria
Investigations have revealed that public hospitals are battling with obsolete equipment in some hospitals while some medical facilities have none, as patients with cancer...
Healthcare: Cross River Govt. Closes 14 Facilities For Quackery, Substandard Operations
The Cross River State Private Hospital Regulatory Board has shut down fourteen health facilities in the state for medical quackery and substandard operations.
The Chairman...
Epidemic: UNICEF To Inaugurate Global Campaign On Vaccines Safety April 24
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says it will inaugurate a new global campaign from April 24th to 30th. This is in view of...
Drugs: NDLEA Seeks NGOs’ Collaboration On Demand Reduction Strategies
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA calls for collaboration from the Non-Governmental Grganisations, NGOs in taking action toward strengthening drug demand reduction strategies.
The...
HIV/AIDS: Federal Government Inaugurates Operational Guidelines For HIV Self Testing
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Operational Guideline for HIV self-testing and the Evaluation Report of Alere HIV Combo Rapid Test Kit towards ending...
HIV/AIDS: Federal Government Inaugurates Operational Guidelines For HIV Self Testing
The Federal Government has inaugurated the
Operational Guideline for HIV self-testing and the Evaluation Report of Alere
HIV Combo Rapid Test Kit towards ending HIV/AIDS as...
Healthcare: U.S.-Based Medical Group To Revamp Nigeria’s System
A multi-billion-dollar healthcare system in the
United States, Montefiore Health System, has expressed readiness to help find a
lasting solution to Nigeria’s healthcare problem.The group’s President...
Health Care: Federal Government Insures 48 Tertiary Institutions
The Federal Ministry of Health has provided insurance cover for forty-eight tertiary health institutions, towards protecting the facilities and diagnostic equipment for optimal health-care...
Terrorism: IOM Aids North East Communities With Water, Infrastructure
The United Nations, UN International Organisation for Migration says it is supporting some communities in war-ravaged North-East Nigeria with water and other basic infrastructure,...
Health Care: Federal Government Insures 48 Tertiary Institutions
The Federal Ministry of Health has provided insurance cover for forty-eight tertiary health institutions, towards protecting the facilities and diagnostic equipment for optimal health-care...
Terrorism: IOM AIDS North East Communities With Water, Infrastructure
The United Nations, UN International Organisation for Migration says it is supporting some communities in war-ravaged North-East Nigeria with water and other basic infrastructure,...
Lassa Fever: Expert Advises On Proper Storage Of Food Items
A medical practitioner in Umuahia, Chigozie Ubani, has advised Nigerians to ensure proper storage of food items in order to control the current outbreak...
Meningitis: Public Health Consultant Urges FG To Provide Adequate Vaccines
A public health physician, Uthman Mubashir has called the Federal Government to provide adequate vaccines for the prevention of meningitis in the country.
Mubashir, a...
Drug Abuse: NAFDAC, NAWOJ Partner To Sensitise Borno Women, Youths
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC says it has partnered the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ to sensitise...
Health Insurance: Minister Says Only 4% Of Nigerians Covered
Health Minister Isaac Adewole has lamented the poor
state of the country’s healthcare system, noting that only four per cent of
Nigerians are covered by the...
