Since 2021, IFPMA and the H3D Foundation have collaborated to provide early and mid-career scientists in Africa with new opportunities […]
RCategory: Health
X-raying sex, gender based violence in FCT IDP camps
By Justina Auta IT was the rainy season when Maryam Musa and her escaping family left Gwoza, walking through kilometers […]
Congenital Heart Failure Survivor begs FG, Nigerians to support other patients
A congenital heart failure survivor, Mr Gilbert Kiaka Goodnews, has appealed to the Federal Government, corporate organisations and other patriotic […]
Danjuma to unveil Enugu model medical centre for the poor
GENERAL TY Danjuma (Rtd), former defence minister, accompanied by the Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah will inaugurate a multimillion Naira […]
Fertility Games: Minister urges health workers to exercise, keep fit
THE Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, has called on medical workers and practitioners to always […]
Obi visits healthcare centre, donates N10m
ERNEST Obodo, the auxiliary bishop of Enugu Diocese, at the weekend commended Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, […]
Father, whose son’s intestine allegedly went missing after surgery, wants second autopsy
A Lagos father on Friday asked a coroner handling the inquisition into the death of his12-year-old son to order a […]
Ogun targets 15,000 expectant mothers for free maternal care
THE Ogun Government has said it is targeting at least 15,000 expectant mothers to benefit from its free delivery programme, […]
HPV Vaccine: Nigeria attains 78% coverage in 14 states, FCT
NIGERIA has attained 78 per cent of the 80 per cent national target for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination […]
Antibiotics Awareness Week: Endocrinologist cautions against self medication
A Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr Bolanle Okunowo, has cautioned against self medication and indiscriminate use of antibiotics. Okunowo, also a Consultant […]
WHO seeks information on increase pneumonia in northern China
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has demanded that China provide information on the increased incidence of pneumonia in the north of […]
FG inaugurates policy documents to reduce suicide, mental health prevalence
THE Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated two policy documents and a National Mental Health Technical Working Group to reduce prevalence […]
Patients’ Rights: FCCPC advocates immediate treatment of gunshot victims
THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Wednesday,made a case for immediate treatment of accident and gunshot victims […]
Enugu boasts model medical centre for low-income and the poor
By Paul Ejime ON the 28th of November 2023, all roads will lead to the Umuchigbo, Iji Nike, Abapka Community in the Enugu […]
AfDB donates EUR 34 million to improve water and sanitation in Chad
The project aims to improve the living conditions of people in semi-urban and rural areas by giving them access to […]
Nigeria loses N75.5 billion on each cycle of malaria treatment- Don
CHIKE Ogbonna, a Professor of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, from the University of Jos, says for each cycle of malaria […]
Yusuf inaugurates remodeled Accident, Emergency wing of Murtala Mohammed hospital in Kano
GOV. Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on Tuesday inaugurated the remodeled Accident and Emergency wing of the Murtala Mohammed Hospital […]
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to counterfeit injection in circulation
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch […]
FG, UNICEF applaud child protection efforts in Nigeria
THE Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF), said Nigeria has recorded progress in the area of child […]
Edo Professionals decry political blackmail in the selection of new CMD at Irrua Specialist Hospital
A group known as Edo Professionals has advocated the need for due process in the selection of a new chief […]
Enugu State doing well in child, maternal, PHC space this year – ENS-PHCDA boss
THE Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA) says the state has done well in child and maternal health […]
Unleashing power of partnerships to transform healthcare in Africa
By Ahmadu Lamin Samateh IN the realm of medicine, there are pivotal moments that can forever change lives. For me, […]
Varsity may give mass burial to 33 corpses that had spent 18 years in its mortuary
Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, has given families of 33 corpses abandoned in its hospital mortuary 21 days to evacuate […]
Resident doctors issue 14-day ultimatum to Enugu Govt to employ more doctors, ensure security
THE Association of Resident Doctors of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) has issued a […]
NDLEA, gospel artiste take campaign against drug abuse to Ejigbo community
THE National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Nigerian Saxophonist, Omotola Ekerin, on Friday sensitised students around Ejigbo community […]
UNICEF urges Borno to do more to end open defecation
UNICEF on Friday in Maiduguri urged Borno to accelerate the stoppage of open defecation. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) […]
Oyo Govt begins sensitisation on Lassa fever, Diphtheria, other diseases
THE Oyo State Government has kick started a sensitization campaign against five priority diseases namely; Lassa Fever, COVID-19, Diphtheria, Cholera […]
Merck Foundation marks World Diabetes Day 2023 with First Ladies of Africa by providing 750 Scholarships
MERCK Foundation in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies and Ministries of Health provided more than 750 scholarships of one-year Post-Graduate […]
Marwa inaugurates Maiduguri drug rehabilitation centre
THE Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa, on Wednesday, inaugurated a clinic and drug rehabilitation […]
RCCG spends N61bn on intervention projects — Adeboye
PASTOR Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), says the church has spent N61 […]
2023 World Diabetes Day: Patients groan over high cost of medications
SOME patients living with diabetes mellitus in Abia have decried the exorbitant cost of managing the ailment, saying it has […]
World Diabetes Day: Expert appeals to FG on responsible medicine pricing
A family physician, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure responsible pricing mechanism of life saving […]
Global negotiations to end plastic pollution enter third round
THE third round of negotiations between UN Member States are set to begin in Kenya on Monday, to finalize the […]
Some FCT residents express different views about services of health insurance hospitals
SOME residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed different views about services offered by accredited health insurance hospitals […]
Mercy Ships recognised for outstanding advocacy campaign on access to surgical, anesthetic care in Africa
THE pressing need for vastly improved access to surgical care across Africa has been amplified by an international health charity […]
Cervical cancer: HURIWA endorses government’s vaccination programme
PROMINENT Civil Rights Advocacy Group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has lauded the Federal government for the implementation […]