Health

Stakeholders lament poor execution of Ogun health budgets

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

At the forum also attended by government officials, the stakeholders examined challenges in budgeting, procurement, and audit processes affecting Primary…

Warning Alarm: One-third of Nigerian adults have high blood pressure

Paul Dada

6 months ago

“We urge policymakers to put people before profits by adopting strong food and tobacco control measures. Protecting our hearts means…

Revealed: 70% of dogs in Nigeria require rabies vaccination

Isa Isawade

6 months ago

“In Nigeria, estimates range from 1,000 to 2,000 human deaths each year, with tens of thousands more dog-bite exposures recorded;…

How Facebook, misinformation, legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into surrogacy ditch

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

Jumoke Falade, a nurse practitioner at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, was shocked that surrogacy could be tagged “safe,” saying…

Nigeria secures deal for reduction in price of HIV prevention drug

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

The drug Lenacapavir is up to 100 per cent effective in preventing new HIV infections.

NSSF launches WeNaija 5.0 Campaign on comprehensive sex education

Michael Adesina

6 months ago

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has launched the fifth edition of its annual youth campaign, WeNaija 5.0, with the…

WHO responds to Trump’s remarks on paracetamol, vaccines

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

Kate O’Brien, Director of the Department of Immunisation, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO, assured that vaccines are powerful tools in…

High blood pressure could be the world’s next pandemic – WHO warns

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

6 months ago

In its second Global Hypertension Report, released on Tuesday during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, WHO…

Ebola threat looms: Biosafety agency warns Nigerians to stay alert

Paul Dada

6 months ago

“Nigerians are strongly advised to report immediately to a hospital if feeling unwell — especially after travelling outside the country…

Primary Health Centres in Crisis: The broken backbone of Nigerian healthcare

Femi Fabunmi

6 months ago

Saidi Suara is a public health analyst, interventionist and a manager within the Institute of Church Office Management (ICOM).

12 practical benefits of Alum You should know

Femi Fabunmi

6 months ago

Long used by barbers, households, and traditional healers, alum’s many applications are now being revisited and science is confirming that…

FG launches probe into strange flesh-eating disease in Adamawa

Isa Isawade

6 months ago

“Up till now, nobody is sure exactly how it is transmitted. Some theories suggest insects like water fleas or mosquitoes…

Cooking with alcohol triggers heart attack – experts

Isa Isawade

6 months ago

“It is disheartening that this is happening particularly among young people in social circles. However, in some countries where cannabis…

Strike begins at LAUTECH hospital amid wage, staffing crisis

Paul Dada

6 months ago

“This action will affect thousands of patients, including pregnant women, children, accident victims, and emergency cases,” the union stated.

Wike: Tinubu earmarks ₦25bn for health projects in FCT

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

Wike spoke while inaugurating the construction of Arterial Road N1 from Wuye District to Ring Road II on Thursday in…

OSSAP-SDGs inaugurates 20-bed health centre in Ogun community

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 months ago

The PHC aligns with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and reflected Federal Government’s commitment to inclusive development under the…

Lassa fever kills 162 amidst rising number of cases in Nigeria

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 months ago

NCDC said Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and Ebonyi states remain the country’s hotspots, accounting for 91 per cent of all…

Oyo targets over 3m children for measles-rubella vaccination

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 months ago

Ten rubella cases were reported from six local government areas in the year 2024 from Ibadan Northeast, Ibadan Southwest, Ibarapa…

Akwa Ibom declares 2 medical doctors wanted for abandoning duty

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 months ago

The government called on the medical personnel to immediately return to their duty posts in the state civil service, or…

Resident doctors declare indefinite strike in FCT

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 months ago

He added that the strike would continue “until government and management show genuine commitment to the welfare of doctors and…

Cancer doctors want more treatment centres

Paul Dada

7 months ago

The Association of Radiation Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON

WHO says cholera kills more than 6000 people in 2024

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 months ago

WHO said preliminary data show that the global cholera crisis continues into 2025, with 31 countries reporting outbreaks since the…

Patients stranded as UCH resident doctors join nationwide strike

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 months ago

NARD had after expiration of a 10 days notice to the FG had Thursday declared a of a five-day nationwide…

Tinubu inaugurates RenewHER initiative to tackle maternal mortality, others

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 months ago

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

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