FG working to upgrade Zamfara FMC to university teaching hospital
Plans are underway to upgrade the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau, Zamfara State, to a University Teaching Hospital for the...
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Over 2,000 TB cases detected in first half of 2023 in Plateau – NTBLCP
The National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) says over 2,000 positive tuberculosis cases have been detected in...
171 LGAs at high risk of diphtheria spread – FG
The Ministry of Health says 171 local government areas in 14 states in the country are at high risk of...
Osun govt receives, commences rehabilitation of mentally unstable citizen
Osun State government has facilitated the return of Seyi Olugbeja, a mentally challenged man from Lagos State to Osun. The...
Nursing mothers should avoid emotional stress, eat well to produce enough breast milk – Expert
Nursing mothers have been tasked to ensure their emotional stabiilty, be free from worries and feed well to enable them...
Resident doctors’ protest, picketing of health institutions to begin Wednesday
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have declared daily nationwide protests and picketing of federal health institutions as part...
C’River women disagree with experts over exclusive breastfeeding
As the world celebrates breastfeeding week, from August 1-7, a number of women are still unconvinced on the need to...
Brain drain: Stakeholders demand immediate action
Following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation, WHO, and the International Council of Nurses, ICN, issued an alert...
Female genital mutilation, grave violation of girls’ human rights — UN
The Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called for an end to Female...
Strike looms as doctors issue FG fresh two weeks ultimatum
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday has served the Federal a fresh two-week ultimatum to press home...
Gov Namadi dismayed by state of Jigawa hospitals
The Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Umar Namadi, has paid an unscheduled visit to the state’s hospitals to ascertain the...
Our members not involved in missing placenta in Ondo hospital – NANNM
The Ondo State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, has disclosed that none of its...
Bauchi gov expresses commitment to tackling manpower shortage in health sector
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, on Monday, assured of the commitment of his administration to tackling shortage of...
World Blood Donor Day: WHO decries financial barrier to accessing safe blood
The World Health Organization, WHO on Wednesday, called on governments, partners and stakeholders to mobilize support at national and regional...
Childhood tuberculosis often neglected, misdiagnosed – Experts
Tuberculosis experts in Akwa Ibom State have expressed concern that the disease in children is often neglected and misdiagnosed. Speaking...
NAFDAC seals Abuja shop for allegedly selling unregistered aphrodisiacs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, sealed a shop in Zuba, a suburb of the...
OSUN GOVT TO PRIORITIZE FOOD SAFETY—- P S, HEALTH MINISTRY
As part of the main agenda of the Government of Osun State under the able leadership of our amiable...
IHVN set to launch a Campus of Excellence in Public Health Implementation, Training and Research in Nigeria.
----------Professor Robert Gallo, Globally Acclaimed Co-Discoverer of HIV expected to grace the occasion among other dignitaries The Institute of Human...
Yobe resident doctors kick against joining nationwide warning strike
The Yobe State wing of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has resolved not to join the five days...
Resident doctors declare five-day warning strike
Following the failure of the Federal Government to meet the demands of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), the...
Malaria a major cause of morbidity, mortality in Nigeria – PECAN
The Pest Control Association of Nigeria, PECAN, Abuja chapter, has said Malaria constitutes a major cause of morbidity and mortality...
Airtel Partners AXA Mansard to launch digital health plans to consumers
L-R: Director, Microinsurance, AXA Mansard Health, Alfred Egbai; Chief Executive Officer, Truthware Solutions, Deji Macauley; Acting Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel...
Mouth cancers claim 764 lives every year in Nigeria – Health Minister
Mr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has said 764 people died of mouth cancers, also known as oral cancers...
Yobe nurses, midwives urged to improve access to healthcare services
The Yobe State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has tasked its members to continue...
Bill to block migration of health workers ill-conceived – Diasporan doctors
Nigerian doctors in Diaspora have reacted to the trending National Assembly’s bill seeking to curtail the brain drain in the...
Applause as Buhari reappoints Igwe MD Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu
Prof Monday Igwe, on Wednesday, resumed office for his second term as the Managing Director, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu. Igwe’s...
EKSUTH Director bemoans exodus of doctors, health workers
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, EKSUTH, Prof Kayode Olabanji has expressed concerns over the rate...
