September 07, 2022
Nigeria: Things to Know About Mariam Anako, Ooni's New Wife
In a low-key marriage, the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Tuesday, welcomed his new wife, Mariam Anako, into the palace. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: Monkeypox - Take Proactive Steps Against Disease Outbreaks, Doctors Task Govt
Doctors under the umbrella of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGGMDP, has urged the Federal Government to be proactive against… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Is Recording More Autism Cases - Experts
... Parents to seek appropriate care for their children Read more »
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Testing, Treatment, Initiative Debuts for High-Risk Patients in 10 Countries
A new COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium is being launched this week, as part of efforts to support Ministries of Health in 10 low- and middle-income countries to immediately… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Nigeria: Yellow Fever - NCDC Announces 14 Deaths in 10 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases of yellow fever between January to July 2022. Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: Immunisation - 64% of Nigerian Children Risk Childhood Killer-Diseases - Survey
... 6 in10 vulnerable to polio, others - Report Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: Monkey Pox - People With Unexplained Rashes Should Visit Medical Centres Immediately
Mrs Charity Okoye, a Senior Nursing Officer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, (COOUTH), Anambra, has advised residents of the state experiencing… Read more »
Nigeria: Inadequate Funding Fueling TB Cases Among Nigerian Children
-Just 31% of funds available to implement control efforts in 2020 Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Must Revisit Poor Remuneration of Doctors to Stop Migration Abroad - NMA
-Calls for conducive, secure, well-equipped hospital environment Read more »
August 28, 2022
Nigeria: Covid-19 Vaccines Produced in Nigeria Will Meet International Standards - NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, weekend assured Nigerians that COVID-19 vaccines produced in Nigeria will meet international standards… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: Brain Drain - There Are Enough Medical Doctors in Nigeria - Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says there are actually enough medical doctors in the country but that the Federal Government is working toward replacing any medical… Read more »
Nigeria: Health Financing - WHO Gives Garki Hospital Pass Mark
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has commended the health financing approach that is in place at the Garki Hospital, Abuja. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: First Vaccine Against Malaria Not for Adults - Govt
The Federal Government has said that the first malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), will be administered in four doses to 5-month-old babies. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Monkeypox Remains Threat to Public Health, Disease Experts Insist
As the World Health Organisation, WHO at the weekend named the new virus variants of monkeypox making waves across regions, Nigerian public health experts have warned that the… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: LifeBank, Nasarawa State Partners to Digitize Medical Oxygen Demand
LifeBank, a healthtech that enables hospitals to access medical supplies through its digital marketplace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nasarawa State Government… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Nigeria: Medical Feat! Lagos Hospital Performs Successful Open-Heart Surgery On 13-Day-Old Baby
Lagos-based Tristate Hospital, Lekki, has successfully carried out complicated open heart surgery on a 13-day-old baby. The unnamed baby was born with a rare congenital abnormality… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: Health Insurance - 83m Vulnerable Nigerians to Benefit in NHIA Act - Sambo
A total of 83 million vulnerable Nigerians are to benefit from compulsory health insurance in the recently assented National Health Insurance Authority Act,NHIA Act,by President… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Nigeria: Meet Moji Animasaun, Former Radiologist Building a Cancer Supercentre in Nigeria
With a view to raising the funds urgently required to build a comprehensive cancer therapy centre, St. Cyril's Cancer Centre, a nongovernmental organisation, NGO has launched an… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria At Moderate Risk of Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak - NCDC
In view of the proximity of Nigeria to its neighbouring Ghana where the Marburg virus had been discovered, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said the country was at… Read more »
July 13, 2022
Nigeria: How Health Ministry Officials Mismanaged N5.7bn Donor Agency Fund - Senate
The Senate has uncovered how some officials of the Ministry of Health mismanaged over N5.7 billion from donor agencies. Read more »
July 06, 2022
Nigeria: Kano Targets 12m Children for Malaria Chemoprevention
Kano State Government yesterday said it was targetting 12 million children below the age of five years for the July to October round of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Reports 204 Suspected Cases of Monkeypox in 6 Months - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has disclosed that between January and June, the country has recorded a total of 204 suspected Monkeypox, MPX, cases out of which 62… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Nigeria: Throw Chief Medical Director's Position Open to All Health Workers, NUAHP Tells Federal, State Govts
The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, has demanded immediate end to restriction of Chief Medical Director's position in hospitals to only medical doctors,… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Nigeria: World No Tobacco Day - 30,000 Nigerians Die Yearly From Illnesses Caused By Tobacco - WHO
THE World Health Organization, WHO, yesterday said that an estimated 30,000 Nigerians lose their lives yearly from illnesses caused by tobacco. Read more »
Nigeria: Monkeypox - NCDC Blames Nigerians for Not Following Preventive Measures
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigerians are not following the preventive measures against the current outbreak of Monkeypox. Read more »