AdminApr 24, 20181 min readBuhari appoints MDs for six Federal Medical CentresPresident Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, approved the appointment of two new Medical Directors and the re-appointment of four others across...
AdminApr 24, 20182 min readJOHESU warns Nigerians against patronizing govt hospitalsMembers of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, have warned Nigerians against patronizing government-owned tertiary health...
AdminApr 23, 20182 min read47 million Nigerians involve in open defecation – FGThe Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Musa Ibrahim has said that no fewer than 47 million Nigerians are...
AdminApr 23, 20182 min readOnly 1 in 4 Nigerian children are vaccinated – UNICEFThe United Nations International Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has revealed that only 1 in 4 children in Nigeria receive all recommended...
AdminApr 19, 20181 min readNAUTH workers join JOHESU strike, paralyse hospitalStaff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Tuesday, joined the Joint Health Sector Union’s strike,...
AdminApr 19, 20181 min readLassa fever kills 2 people in AbujaThe Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday said two of the three confirmed cases of Lassa fever died within three...
AdminApr 17, 20181 min readTaking painkillers during pregnancy may harm baby’s future fertility – StudyPregnant women who take painkillers could be harming the fertility of their unborn child, and even that of future generations, a new...
AdminApr 17, 20181 min readMedical doctors attack other health workers, say JOHESU illegalThe crisis in the nation’s health sector took a new turn on Tuesday as doctors, under the auspices of the Nigeria Medical Association,...
AdminApr 17, 20182 min readUCH security guards, cleaners protest 13-month salary arrearsScores of security guards and cleaners at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan early morning of Monday protested their 13-month...
AdminApr 17, 20181 min readNigerian health workers declare indefinite strikeThe Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has announced an indefinite strike. The union said the latest industrial action would paralyse...
AdminApr 16, 20182 min readKaduna govt introduces house-to-house search against infectious diseasesDetermined to prevent any outbreak as well as protect residents from infectious diseases, the Kaduna state government has introduced a...
AdminApr 13, 20181 min read3 dead as cholera outbreak hits Borno communityNo fewer than three persons have been confirmed in fresh cholera outbreak in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno, the Commissioner for...
AdminApr 12, 20182 min read‘Reduce your charges’ – Aisha Buhari begs private health institutionsThe Wife of Nigeria President, Aisha Buhari has appealed to owners of private health institutions in Nigeria to reduce the high cost of...
AdminApr 6, 20181 min readWorld Health Day 2018: WHO reveals what political leaders must do for citizensThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged political leaders to ensure that all citizens, no matter where they live or who they are,...
AdminApr 5, 20181 min readMeasles break out in Benue IDP campsNo fewer than 30 persons have been infected with measles at the Internally Displaced Peoples’ camp located in Abagana, an outskirts of...
AdminApr 3, 20181 min readDrug abuse in the North handiwork of Igbo people – Bayero University lecturer, MuhammadDr. Bala Muhammad of the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano, has accused Igbo drug merchants of supplying codeine syrups to...
AdminApr 2, 20181 min readLassa fever: Abia govt confirms outbreakThe Abia State government says it is aware of the reported outbreak of Lassa Fever at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia. John...
AdminMar 29, 20181 min readWhy more doctors should join politics – NMA President, OgirimaProf. Mike Ogirima, the President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday called on the members of the association to join active...
AdminMar 29, 20182 min readMedical practitioner remanded in prison for allegedly producing ‘fake’ sex drugsThe National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has arraigned a popular traditional medical practitioner, Mr....
AdminMar 28, 20181 min readKano govt finally identifies ‘strange disease’ that killed Dungurawa residentsThe Kano State Government has identified Cerebro Spinal Meningitis as being responsible for the death of eight persons in Dungurawa...
