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Health

Malaria

Nigeria records major breakthrough in malaria fight – WHO

Femi Fabunmi

2 months ago

According to the global health body, the improvement is the result of stronger disease monitoring systems, wider distribution of insecticide-treated…
UBTH

Outrage as UBTH hikes medical charges

Paul Dada

2 months ago

Under the revised structure, the admission deposit for the Intensive Care Unit has been increased from ₦500,000 to ₦1 million,…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever death toll hits 70 as NCDC confirms 318 cases

Paul Dada

2 months ago

“Protecting healthcare workers remains a top priority. We are actively investigating the drivers of healthcare worker infections to better understand…
Innovative Approaches to Combat Cholera in Nigeria: Success stories and Challenges

Japan sends $1.7m lifeline to Lagos as cholera fears rise

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

2 months ago

The consignment was formally handed over during the Project Handover Ceremony of Emergency Support for Cholera Response and Preparedness held…
Traditional, religious leaders endorse ”Aso Rock Declaration” to strengthen health sector

Traditional, religious leaders endorse “Aso Rock Declaration” to strengthen health sector

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

Pate emphasised that integrating traditional and religious leaders into health planning and implementation was essential to building trust, improving access,…
Traditional, religious leaders endorse ”Aso Rock Declaration” to strengthen health sector

Tinubu to young health fellows: Serve with honour, courage

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

The National Health Fellows are selected from each of the 774 local government areas to boost healthcare delivery nationwide.
NMA

Brain Drain: Thousands of Nigerian doctors move abroad

Femi Fabunmi

2 months ago

In his response, the Commanding Officer of the 312 Artillery Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel I.J. Ufua, thanked the association for the…
Members of Nigeria Cancer Society, Ogun Chapter during the awareness walk

World Cancer Day: Experts urge Nigerians to embrace early screening, HPV vaccine

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

Dr. Salako explained that cancers detected at stages one and two are often easier and cheaper to manage compared to…
HPV

Why girls should take HP vaccine – Jigawa Govt

Isa Isawade

2 months ago

“Cervical cancer kills a lot of women and usually they present late. So, if we are able to protect our…

Criminals, weak laws fuel Nigeria’s fake medicine problem – Anyakora

Femi Fabunmi

2 months ago

Bloom Public Health has contributed significantly to health in Nigeria and across Africa,” Anyakora said. “We also work with Africa…
NCDC raises alarm over ravage of Lassa fever cases across 18 states and 67 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the country

Lassa fever kills 2 medical doctors, 2 others in Plateau

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

Baamlong said the patients were currently being treated and the ministry has commenced an active contact tracing and surveillance in…
Cancer

CAPPA sounds alarm on food, tobacco as cancer burden rises in Nigeria

Paul Dada

2 months ago

The organisation also renewed its commendation of the federal government’s plan to earmark pro-health taxes for cancer prevention and care,…
CAPPA

Festive marketing fuels Nigeria’s health crisis, CAPPA warns

Paul Dada

2 months ago

“Nigeria must reclaim its public spaces, regulate its food environment, and place public health above corporate profit.”
Plateau Govt assures on Anti-Snake Venom

Anti-snake venoms available for free, Plateau govt assures

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

According to him, a deliberate, well-coordinated supply chain of Echitab Anti-Snake Venom had been done, and the ASV was stocked…
Durfa, while expressing regret that the USAID had been dismantled, recalled that the HIV/AIDS scourge was a major concern about 20 years ago.

Nigerian youths in danger – NGO boss reacts to stoppage of USAID’s HIV/AIDs funds

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

There had been a severe threat to global health since the U. S. freezed overseas aid with the dismantling of…
Shehu Sani weighs in on Ifunaya's tragic death

Abuja hospital speaks on how singer Ifunaya died during treatment for snake bite

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

There have been insinuations that Ifunaya Nwagene died at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi because there was no anti-venom drug…
Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria: The journey so far

Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria: The journey so far

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

igeria bears one of the heaviest NTD burdens in Africa. Diseases such as lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness), schistosomiasis,…
NARD suspends nationwide strike, resident doctors resume work

Residents doctors issue fresh four-week ultimatum to FG on demands

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 months ago

Recall that NARD had on 11 January suspended the planned resumption of its ‘Total, Indefinite and Complete Strike’ (TICS 2.0),…
NCDC raises alarm over ravage of Lassa fever cases across 18 states and 67 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the country

NCDC confirms 17 dead as Lassa Fever ravages Nigeria

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

The agency said that 89 per cent of all confirmed cases were reported from Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba and Edo states,…
It is inaccurate to blame Tinubu for ADC crisis – APC chieftain

Tinubu targets reforms of governance of health institutions with 12 bills

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

The bill transmitted in line with Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria were conveyed alongside…
JOHESU

JOHESU Strike: NMA slams NLC, TUC ultimatum

Paul Dada

3 months ago

“We describe the claim as misleading and capable of fuelling industrial tension in the health sector,” he said.
The team of Surgeons that carried out the first female Robotic Surgery at TPC, Lagos: From left: Consultant Gynaecologist, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof Yusuf Oshodi, The Founder of TPC, Lagos, Prof Kingsley Ekwueme and UK-based, Consultant Gynaecologist, Mr Olaolu Alalade

Lagos Clinic claims West Africa’s first robotic gynaecological surgery

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

The procedure, marked the clinic’s expansion of robotic surgery from male-focused treatments to women’s health interventions.
health

JOHESU: FG reaffirms commitment to salary structure review

Isa Isawade

3 months ago

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reviewing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) as part of efforts to…
Self-medication

Self-medication, lack of food regulation lead to rising diabetes – Physician

Isa Isawade

3 months ago

A General Physician, Dr Gerald Chinasa, has identified self-medication and lack of proper regulation of foods and drugs consumed within…
LASG begins anti open defecation enforcement in Berger area

Health insurance now mandatory in Lagos — what you must know

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

3 months ago

The inauguration, which took place on Wednesday at the Public Service Office (PSO), Alausa, Ikeja, signals a decisive shift from…
WHO said health taxes have been shown to reduce consumption of harmful products, helping to prevent disease burden on health systems

Save lives, raise taxes on sugary drinks, alcohol – WHO urges govts

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

Among other findings, the report on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes shows that at least 116 countries tax sugary drinks. But it…
JOHESU said the ‘no work, no pay’ policy as a common tool used to pressure workers when government delays the resolution of labour disputes.

We’ll not call off our strike – Health workers slams FG’s ‘No work, no pay’ order

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

The Federal Government recently directed the implementation of the ‘no work, no pay’ policy and the stoppage of JOHESU members’…
The family of a patient, Aishatu Umar, alleged that negligence by medical personnel at Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano led to her death

Kano probes alleged medical negligence in patient’s death

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

The board expressed condolences to the family of the late Aishatu Umar and assured the public that the matter would…
JOHESU said the ‘no work, no pay’ policy as a common tool used to pressure workers when government delays the resolution of labour disputes.

FG stops salaries of striking health workers

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

The ministry also directed health institutions to sustain critical services, including accident and emergency care, labour wards and intensive care…
Students of College of Nursing Sciences of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) are to stay home for two weeks following a fire incident that gutted one of their hostels on Thursday.

LUTH sends nursing students on vacation after hostel fire incident

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 months ago

Adeyemo said that the two-week window vacation was declared to enable the management assess the damage done by the fire…
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