Cholera Crisis in Nigeria: Over 350 Lives Lost in 2024 Amid Sharp Increase in Cases
In a troubling development, Nigeria has recorded over 350 cholera-related deaths during the first nine months of 2024, according to…
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Ogun State Pensioners Make Passionate Plea for Health Relief and Pension Adjustments from Governor Dapo Abiodun
In a heartfelt and compelling appeal, Waidi Oloyede, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Ogun State,…
UNICEF Reveals Alarming Child Poverty Rates in Kano State
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has unveiled troubling statistics regarding child poverty in Kano State, revealing that a staggering…
Call for Standardized Remuneration: Prof. Muhammad Bala Audu Advocates for Fair Pay in Medicine
At the inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) held at the…
Rising Throat Cancer Cases Linked to HPV and Oral Sex: Health Experts Weigh In
Oral sex may be contributing to the increasing number of throat cancer cases, according to health experts. UK radio presenter…
Cholera Outbreak Hits Adamawa State, Claims 7 Lives, as Nigeria Battles Nationwide Epidemic
A devastating cholera outbreak has struck Adamawa State’s Yola North Local Government Area, resulting in at least seven deaths and…
Maiduguri Flood: UN Warns Against Cholera Outbreak, Malnutrition In IDP Camps
The United Nations has raised the alarm over the possibility of an outbreak of Cholera disease at emergency Internally Displaced…
FG to establish blood collection centres in 774 LGAs
The Federal Government has announced plans to establish Blood Collection Centres in all 774 local government areas and the FCT…
Akwa Ibom records five cases of Mpox
The Akwa Ibom State Government says it has recorded five cases of Mpox (formerly known as Monkey Pox) in the…
Paternity uncertainty remains high – DNA Testing
Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing centre in Lagos, has released its comprehensive 2024 report on DNA testing trends in…
Insecurity behind exodus of doctors in Nigeria- Kogi NMA chair
The Nigerian Medical Association has blamed the mass exodus of medical doctors out of the country on the spate of…
Borno, Yobe, Adamawa’s Children Battling Malnutrition Escalation – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said children in BAY (Borno, Adamawa, Yobe) states are battling escalating levels of…
WHO says mpox outbreaks ‘can be stopped’
Outbreaks of mpox in Central Africa “can be stopped”, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of…
Executive Order on medicaments: FG yet to implement 2 months after
LAGOS — As Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry eagerly awaits the implementation of the Presidential Executive Order aimed at reducing the cost of…
FG picks Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu to lead fight against Malaria
The Federal Government weekend moved to reduce the scourge of malaria in Nigeria, with the choice of Africa’s richest person,…
National Hospital Plans VIP Section For Presidents, Others
The National Hospital Abuja will soon set up a VIP section that will cater for presidents, top government officials and…
Data-driven healthcare: How Lagos is turning data into life savers
Undoubtedly, data, often overlooked, is the lifeblood of effective healthcare. It’s the raw material from which insights, strategies, and life-saving…
Medical students’ abduction: Gov Alia, NMA, health ministry task security agents on rescue
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, and Federal Ministry of Health yesterday asked security agencies…
World Humanitarian Day: D-8 HSP seeks improved health, livelihood in Nigeria
The Federal government has been commended for its strides in promoting continuous endeavors aimed at enhancing the well-being and standard…
Mpox: Bayelsa leads as NCDC confirms 39 cases in 33 states, FCT
Abuja-The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed 39 cases of Mpox in the country. The agency,…