Health

Group calls for subsidised childhood cancer treatment Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) has called on the Federal Government to subsidise childhood cancer treatment and…

Lassa fever surge: Nigeria report rising deaths despite national response efforts Lassa fever is surging again across Nigeria, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and…

Analysis: Nigerian Albinos and struggle against skin cancer An Analysis by  Oluwafunke Ishola In Nigeria, a silent struggle for survival unfolds daily for thousands living with…

UMTH performs 2nd successful kidney transplant The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) has successfully performed its second living-donor kidney transplant, 15 years…

Lassa fever: Vaccine produced by Nigerian shows high potency -virologist Renowned virologist, Dr Simeon Agwale has hinted that Lassa fever vaccine produced by a Nigerian has…

NAFDAC burst fake drugs factory in Delta National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has bursted a fake drug factory in an uncompleted three storey building…

Physicians task health workers on early detection of mental health issues  The Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) has urged doctors on early detection and timely…

Gombe: Foundation rehabilitates 312 VVF survivors, trains 100 community advocates The Fistula Foundation says it has repaired 312 Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF) cases in the last…

Lassa fever claims 138 lives in 2025, cases spread to 18 states – NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says Lassa fever has claimed 138 lives…

Adamawa PHCDA to deworm 100,000 school children The Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (PHCDA) has announced plans to commence the third phase of its deworming…