Tag: health
Nationwide health paralysis looms as doctors begin indefinite strike
He noted that the strike would continue until the Federal Government fully meets the association’s demands and shows genuine commitment…
Primary Health Centres in Crisis: The broken backbone of Nigerian healthcare
Saidi Suara is a public health analyst, interventionist and a manager within the Institute of Church Office Management (ICOM).
Patients wait, nurses walk out as calls for reform echo nationwide
Nigerian nurses, under the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), are on strike across the country. The strike…
New report links packaged foods to high blood pressure in Nigeria
In response to the growing health crisis, the federal government, through the 2024 National Guideline for Sodium Reduction, has proposed…
Health Alert: The hidden dangers of using Cotton Buds to clean your ears
Ultimately, she says, the best approach for most people is simple: “Let your ears do what they’re made to do.…
FG disburses ₦65bn to keep basic health services running in 2025
The Minister assured that the government remains committed to providing fair, accountable, and effective healthcare through the BHCPF and other…
Ogun to become Health Tourist Destination of Choice – Commissioner
Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker has hinted that the present administration is determined to make the health…
Enugu releases N100m counterpart fund for Basic Health
The Enugu State Government has paid its N100 million counterpart fund for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to…
Borno: Nigerian Govt. spends over N5bn on health, humanitarian response
The Federal Ministry of Health says it has expended over five billion naira on provision of health and humanitarian services…
We are set to improve efficiency of service delivery in the health sector -Minister
The Federal Government is seeking ways to improve efficiency in the operations of public hospitals and re-equip them to save…
Nigerian doctor uses ‘improvised incubator’ to save premature baby
A medical doctor, Chibuike Joseph Chukwudum has saved a premature baby using an improved incubator he created himself.
Bauchi governor launches drugs, consumables distribution scheme
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi state has launched the distribution of Saving one Million lives programme for Result (SOMLP for…
Jigawa Govt to construct 23 more basic health clinics
The Jigawa Government says it will construct and equip 23 more health clinics across the 27 local government areas of…
Kebbi govt. reaffirms readiness to tackle health challenges
Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed readiness to tackle the myriads of health-related challenges facing people of the state.
Sudan’s al-Bashir promises to achieve nationwide health coverage
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday reiterated the country’s commitment to nationwide health coverage as part of its sustainable development…
2019: FG to invest more on health, education — Minister
LThe Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole has assured Nigerians that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would invest more on…
Health is more than the absence of disease: adequate nutrition is a critical part of the equation
When faced with a crisis, our natural reaction is to deal with its immediate threats. Ateka* came to the make-shift…
Ambode: Tackling health, education challenges are priorities
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to massively invest in the health and…
Abaji council restates commitment to improve health of residents
Alhaji Abdulrahaman Ajiya, Executive Chairman of Abaji Area Council, FCT, on Monday reiterated the commitment of his administration to improve…
Zamfara Govt. reassures residents of improve health care delivery
The Zamfara State Government on Thursday reiterated its commitments to improve the health care delivery in the state.
Nigeria behind in palliative care provision – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says Nigeria is lagging behind in palliative care provision and advocated its inclusion…
Take things slowly, doctors warn Buhari over health
Doctors treating President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa Abuja have warned him to take things easy as he fully…
Positive Lifestyle Can Improve Overall Health- Nutritionist
A nutritionist, Mrs Dorcas Odunayo, said on Saturday that a positive lifestyle choices can help Nigerians stay on top of…
Beko’s intervention in the struggle for the right to health in Nigeria
(Being the speech delivered by Femi Falana at the 11th Beko Ransome-kuti memorial lecture held in Lagos on Sunday, February…
Trekking is good for health- Medical practitioner
A medical practitioner, Dr Bunmi Olufemi, of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has said that trekking is good…
Committee reads riot act to medical practitioners
Eromosele Ebhomele It is no longer going to be business as usual in all medical centres in Lagos State as…
2015 Pilgrimage: pregnant women, others not eligible
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, CPWB, Archbishop Oludotun Ogunseye has stated that pregnant women…
I’m in excellent health, Dalai Lama says after cancelling US tour
AFP – The Dalai Lama said on Saturday he was in “excellent” health after doctors told him to scrap a…
General Electric ECDP supports health, education project in Makoko
Over five hundred children in Makoko community on Saturday, August 16, 2015 received vaccination against typhoid fever and were tested…
High Heel Shoes: The Bitter Price of Elegance
By Lucy Osuizigbo When it comes to shoes, some women will go through hell for a pair of the London…