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Tinubu inaugurates RenewHER initiative to tackle maternal mortality, others

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

The United Nations (UN) Women Country Representative for Nigeria, Ms Beatrice Eyong, described the RenewHER idea as “a turning point”…

Health crisis looms as resident doctors begin seven-day strike in Anambra

Paul Dada

9 months ago

The communique also cited the non-payment of upward-revised CONMESS salary structure, accoutrement, rural posting, specialist and teaching allowances as reasons…

CAPPA applauds FG’s health tax policy, urges hike in sugary drink levy

Paul Dada

9 months ago

“It would help curb the rising prevalence of NCDs, which already account for nearly 30 percent of deaths nationwide and…

ECOWAS Lassa Fever conference begins

Paul Dada

9 months ago

The conference brings together regional and global stakeholders to advance research, enhance preparedness, and strengthen outbreak response across West Africa.

Strike hits Abuja hospitals as resident doctors withdraw services

Paul Dada

9 months ago

The industrial action was announced on Monday via a communiqué jointly signed by the association’s President, Dr George Ebong, and…

Nigeria lags behind in WHO’s fight against avoidable blindness

Femi Fabunmi

9 months ago

According to experts, no fewer than 23 million Nigerians currently suffer from different forms of eye problems, with one in…

FG mobilises ₦192bn for primary healthcare as cost rises

Abimbola Aderinola

9 months ago

According to him, the government has mobilised N3.5 billion, 60 per cent of which is pooled from mechanisms such as…

Stay alert, not afraid: NCDC clarifies Ebola risk in Nigeria

Paul Dada

9 months ago

The NCDC noted that heightened surveillance is ongoing, particularly at Nigeria’s borders and entry points, to enable early detection of…

It begins like a boil.. Adamawa community cries out over strange disease

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

The disease usually begins like a boil, later bursts, and gradually eats up the flesh, damaging bones in the affected…

Oborevwori urges medical workers to stay, earn respect in Nigeria

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

Oborevwori reaffirmed his commitment to upgrading state hospitals with modern equipment and promised to consider the NMA’s requests.

Senator calls for urgent actions as Nigeria records 16,000 suicides annually

Isa Isawade

10 months ago

“Depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions affect millions of Nigerians, yet they are poorly understood and rarely prioritised...

Nigeria battles triple burden of malnutrition, says FG

Abimbola Aderinola

10 months ago

“Adolescent girls and pregnant women also face dangerously high levels of vitamin A and iron deficiency, threatening maternal and newborn…

Fatality rate of Lassa Fever in Nigeria remains high — NCDC

Isa Isawade

10 months ago

“So far in 2025, a total of 854 confirmed cases and 159 deaths have been recorded across 21 states and…

NAFDAC seizes products worth over N110m in raids against drug hawkers

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

Items confiscated included aphrodisiacs, oxytocins, narcotic analgesics, tramadol, morphine, sex-enhancement drugs, antibiotics, painkillers, and other unsafe pharmaceutical products.

NAFDAC alerts on fake Postinor contraceptive pills circulating in Nigeria

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

The Agency added that while Investigations of the source of the fake drug is still ongoing, it has directed its…

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