Deaf children have 95% chance of hearing – ENT expert
Profant, Head of MED-EL, a visiting medical team from Austria that specialises in bone implant, said this in an interview with the News...
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British scientists confirms existence of new sexually transmitted disease
The confirmation of the bacterial disease which causes painful urination among other things is coming more than two decades after it was...
Focal officer says 70% of HIV positive persons do not disclose status
Udofia, who works in one of the PMTCT sites of Akwa Ibom Ministry of Health, says “most women we have counselled do not want to tell...
Nigeria’s polio-free certification to affect Africa positively – UNICEF
The fund’s Health Specialist in Abuja, Mrs Ranganai Matema, made the remark in Illela, headquarters of Illela local government of Sokoto...
Adopt the spirit of give and take – Minister tells health workers
The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, gave this assurance in Abuja on Thursday while receiving members of the Joint Health...
Many children still die from vaccine-preventable diseases- WHO official
The theme of the conference is: “Internally Displaced Persons, Health and Socio-economic Impact.’’ She, however, urged Nigerians to...
NAFDAC moves against food, drug adulterators in Yobe
Speaking on Thursday, in Damaturu, the Yobe state Capital, Musa said NAFDAC was trying hard to make sure that the state is safe of all...
3.4million Nigerians are living with HIV – Health Minister
Speaking at a press briefing held in Abuja to mark the 2015 World AIDS Day, the minister revealed that Nigeria is currently treating...
800,000 screened for HIV in Ondo
The Ondo State government has disclosed that over 800,000 residents of the state have been screened for HIV/AIDS this year. Secretary to...
19,396 test HIV positive in Niger state – Perm Sec
To mark the World AIDS Day, the permanent secretary, State Ministry of Health, Dr Ibrahim Tiffin, speaking to journalists at a news...
Defecation: Expert recommends use of water instead of toilet paper to clean up
Ojo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that it was important to have a hygienic means of cleaning the anus for overall body...
Female genital mutilation: infringement on female reproductive rights – Society
The Society of Gynecology and Obstetricians of Nigeria (SOGON), has described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as fundamental instruments...
Permanent Secretary advocates reliable, timely data for change in health sector
Osunkiyesi made the call at the 2015 Health Information Management Week of the Health Information Department, Lagos State University...
100 women die daily in Northern Nigeria during childbirth – UNFPA
She spoke on Thursday in Sokoto at a consultative meeting with the theme: “Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal Deaths in Northern...
Expert says 1 in every 5 women likely to suffer depression
Malomo, a neuro-surgeon, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that depression could occur...
Experts say drinking lot of water prevents harmattan-related infections
Egwebe made the disclosure during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the harmattan season and measures people should...
Only two radiotherapy machines working in Nigeria
About half of all cancer patients receive some type of radiation therapy during the course of their treatment, whereby high-energy...
World Toilet Day: 39 million people in Nigeria practice open defecation
She noted that children drink water that is mixed with faeces dumped indiscriminately in rivers and other sources of drinking water, and...
Over-use, misuse of antibiotics, increase development of resistant bacteria – WHO
The survey also showed that antibiotic resistance happened when bacteria change and became resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the...
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