AdminAug 10, 20133 min readMDCN shuts alleged fake College of Medicine in LagosThe Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, (MDCN), has shutdown the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (FEDCAM),...
AdminJul 22, 20132 min readGovernor Orji commissions multi-million ultra modern diagnostic centreNigeria’s minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday, commissioned a multimillion ultra modern diagnostic centre built by...
AdminJul 21, 20131 min readNAFDAC seals off bread factory in EnuguThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has sealed off Di-Ocha bread factory located at Vin Road 1,...
AdminJul 12, 20132 min readWorld Population Day: 18 million underaged girls get pregnant every year – WHOIn commemoration of this year’s World Population Day, WPD, aimed at drawing the nation’s attention to the negative impacts of teenage...
AdminJul 10, 20131 min readNAFDAC trains physicians on adverse drug reactionThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has trained members of the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria...
AdminJul 9, 20133 min readAbia health sector scores another first in South-East NigeriaThe centre which is at the Abia Specialist and Diagnostic Centre Umuahia came into being following the acquisition of the defunct Alaoma...
AdminJul 9, 20133 min readLUTH acquires Aquillon CT scanner which detects death in 10 secondsThe Management of Lagos state University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, said it has acquired a CT scan equipment that has the capacity to run a...
AdminJul 3, 20132 min readNo Nigerian should be allowed to die of HIV from now henceforth – President JonathanJonathan decried the continuous prevalence of HIV/AIDS scourge in Nigeria, and flayed the uncoordinated approach to the campaign against...
AdminJun 19, 20132 min readNPHCDA says 3.2 million Nigerian children not immunized in 2012The National Primary Health Care Development Agency,NPHCDA, on Tuesday raised the alarm over high number of unimmunized children in...
AdminJun 17, 20131 min readWe now have more cases of hypertension because of Boko Haram – Borno CommissionerThe Borno State Government on Sunday said that the state had witnessed a rise in cases of hypertension and heart-related diseases...
AdminJun 11, 20132 min readGovernor Okorocha flags off immunization exerciseThe Imo state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has urged mothers in the state to ensure that their children participate in the...
AdminJun 9, 20131 min readExpert says 80% of equipment in government hospitals are outdatedDr. Chinedu Chukwu, a radiologist, has called on the Federal Government to equip the nation’s hospitals, saying more than 80 per cent of...
AdminJun 5, 20132 min readNigeria now has second highest population living with HIV/AIDS globally – NACAThe National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, on Tuesday disclosed that 3.4 million Nigerians were living with HIV/AIDS, the second...
AdminMay 27, 20132 min readHealth Workers Union appeals to Governor Orji on salary disparityThe Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, has appealed to the Abia Government on the need to end the disparity in the...
AdminMay 23, 20132 min readLeprosy hits Gombe state, five children affectedThe Gombe State Office of the Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme said on Wednesday that it has detected five new leprosy cases...
AdminMay 20, 20132 min readRotary offers free health care for 100,000 residents of Lagos, OgunSponsored by the Coca Cola Foundation, the outreach is expected to touch the lives of 100,000 people through counselling, testing and...
AdminMay 20, 20131 min readNutrition Society of Nigeria re-endorses Cadbury BournvitaCadbury Bournvita, one of the leading Nigerian food drinks, has been re-endorsed by the Nutrition Society of Nigeria,NSN. The certificate...
AdminMay 16, 20132 min readFCTA raises committee on community based health insuranceThe Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has established a Technical Committee on Community Based Health Insurance Scheme in...
AdminMay 16, 20131 min readOgun shuts down 66 illegal hospitals, destroys fake drugs worth millions of nairaFake drugs worth millions of Naira were destroyed and no fewer than 66 illegal health centres were shut down on Wednesday by the Ogun...
AdminMay 12, 20131 min readUMTH: Doctors demand compensation, apologyThe Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Arab Kolo Alhaji has demanded full compensation and written apology from the Inspector...
