The Gombe State Government has said it has recorded six suspected cases of yellow fever,out of which three are reactive. Dr Nuhu Vile,...

The Civil Society-Scale Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has declared that Oyo state has the highest number of malnourished children in...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that over 800,000 children die every year due to complications resulting from pneumonia...

The Secretary-General/Registrar of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, Faruk Umar Abubakar has said that the Council was...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to stop the consumption of non-iodized...

A 34-year-old lady, Miss Funmilayo Akinsola, has appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to save her life, six years after she was...

In accordance with its mandate to promote mental health awareness and dispel preconceived notions pertaining to mental disorders, a...

Dr Uchendu Onyedika, a Neuropsychiatrist with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, says though more women tend to attempt suicide;...

Two policemen attached to the Chief Medical Director of the Irrua Specialist Hospital, Prof. Sylvanus Okogbenin, have been killed by...

The Obosi community of Anambra State has written an open letter to Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police over the continuous detention of...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for total ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco in the world over to...

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigeria must reduce dependence on medical treatment abroad. He,...

The Ebonyi State government has confirmed the death of two people resulting from the recent yellow fever outbreak in the state. The State...

No fewer than 16 persons were yesterday confirmed dead following the outbreak of yellow fever in Ndugele community in Izzi local...

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has sealed 218 medicine stores including eight pharmacy stores and 210 patent medicine shops and...

Two medical experts, Mrs Subedetu Nafiu, a Family Planning Manager and Mr Olusola Malomo, a Nutritionist, on Friday said that...

Dr Tom Frieden, an American infectious disease and public health expert, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to reduce their risk of heart...

Medical doctors in Specialists Hospital in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have suspended their planned strike. This followed an...

Worried by the growing reported cases of hepatitis globally, World Health Organization, WHO, has intensified awareness campaign aimed at...

Nigeria is famously regarded as having a teeming youth population that make up a majority of the populace. This younger demographic are...