November 24, 2022
Nigeria: Brain Drain - We Now Have One Doctor to 6,400 Patients - Medical Experts
... Nigeria in emergency situation Read more »
November 19, 2022
Nigeria: Monica Eimunjeze Takes Over as Acting DG, NAFDAC
The Director of Drug Registration and Regulatory Affairs Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Dr Monica Hemben Eimunjeze, has… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Nigeria: Investment in Medical Equipment Key to Management of NCDs - Experts
As Nigeria accelerates action to reduce the proliferation of non-communicable diseases, expert has said that reliable diagnostic equipment and devices play a crucial role in the… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: Over 10,000 Doctors Left Nigeria for UK in Last 7 Yrs - NMA
The Kaduna State Chapter of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday said no fewer than 10,000 doctors left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, UK, for greener pastures in the last… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Nigeria: WHO Hails Nigeria's Active Roles in UN Peace Keeping Efforts
THE World Health Organization,WHO,lauded Nigeria over its active roles in the United Nations' peace keeping efforts. Read more »
October 20, 2022
Nigeria: NGO Seek Inclusive Opportunity for Visually Impaired in Nigeria
The Resource Center for the Blind, RCB, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the government and corporate organisations to ensure inclusive opportunities for the visually… Read more »
Nigeria: 1.9 Million People Living With HIV Have Access to Free Treatments - USCDC
Nigeria Country Director of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC), Dr. Mary Boyd has said that about 1.9 million people living with HIV in Nigeria… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Nigeria: Govt of Canada Grants $3m to Support Healthcare in Nigeria
The Government of Canada has announced a three million dollars assistance to the Bauchi State Government to enhance women's engagement in health service delivery Read more »
October 18, 2022
Nigeria: More Women, Children, Under Threat Over Climate Change, Covid-19, Others
The health of women and children including adolescents is currently under threat following the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and conflicts, a new… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Nigeria: Cholera - Nigeria Records 233 Deaths, 2187 Confirmed Cases in 9 Months - NCDC
... Calls for urgent improvement in access to clean water Read more »
October 13, 2022
Nigeria: Ondo, Edo, Bauchi Account for 71% Cases of Lassa Fever in Nigeria, Says NCDC
Ondo, Edo and Bauchi states account for 71 per cent of new Lassa Fever cases in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Doctors in UK Lament Exploitation, Slave Labour
Nigerian medical doctors and their counterparts from developing countries working in the United Kingdom have lamented exploitation in the course of their work. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: Covid-19 - 4 States Have Fully Vaccinated 70 Percent Eligible Population, Says Govt
The federal government, Thursday, disclosed that four states of the federation have not only reached the 70 percent target of fully vaccinated eligible population for COVID-19 but… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces in Uganda - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: Malnutrition Crisis - Donors Pledge $0.57bn As Nigeria, 14 Others Hard Hit
In response to the deepening global child malnutrition crisis, governments, philanthropies, and private donors have pledged an estimated $577 million to address the growing food… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nation's Health Institutions in Bad Shape - MHWUN
THE National President of the Medical and Health Workers Union, MHWUN, Biobelemoye Josiah, weekend, declared that much is still needed to be done in the nation's health sector to… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Worry Over Worsening Malnutrition in North-East As CERF Launches $10m Relief Package
As Nigerians in the North East battle with the devastating food and nutrition crisis, the Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, has released a US$10 million allocation to help… Read more »
Nigeria: Low Blood Level Is Harmful, Sterling Biopharma Warns Nigerians
Sterling Biopharma Limited has admonished Nigerians to maintain a healthy lifestyle that will ensure the right quantity of blood in the body. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: Brain Drain - Counsel Young Doctors, Govt Tells NMA
The federal government has called on the Nigerian Medical Association to advise young doctors against relocating out of the country considering the important role they play in the… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Shelve Strike, to Continue Negotiations With Govt
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) say it has shelved its planned strike and will continue its negotiations with the Federal Government and other stakeholders to… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Nigeria: World Medical Association to Inaugurate Enabulele As President October 7
Former President Nigeria Medical Association, Dr Osahon Enabulele will be inaugurated on October 7, 2022, in Berlin, Germany, as first Nigeria and Wes Africa President of the World… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Worsening Nigeria's Precarious Health Indices, Nma Warns
*Tasks FG to institute rigorous surveillance as Monkeypox, others rage Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos, Edo Top List As NCDC Records 21 Monkeypox Cases in One Week
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said yesterday that 21 new cases of monkeypox have been recorded across the country within the last seven days. Read more »
September 09, 2022
Nigeria: New Book Makes Case for Young Nigerians Living With HIV
Efforts at projecting the concerns of young Nigerians living with Human Immunodeficiency Viruses, HIV, has received a boost with a debut publication by an international development… Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Govt Approves Fund to Check Child Under-Nutrition
The Enugu State Government says it has approved a counterpart fund for value-added foods to treat and check under-nutrition and stunted growth in all children in the state. Read more »