Health

WHO prequalifies new infant malaria treatment The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, prequalifying the first treatment…

Yobe: Hadiza Sabo takes over as Permanent Sec., Ministry of Health. By Yusuf Bukar Biriri The immediate past Provost, Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery…

ECOWAS moves to adopt binding charter on maternal mortality Ministers of Health from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) moves to adopt binding charter on maternal…

WHO updates guidelines on opioid dependence treatment, overdose prevention The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the update of several recommendations in the…

Health expert demands immediate Presidential assent to FCT insurance bill A health expert, Mr Shem Adah, has called for immediate Presidential assent to the FCT Health Insurance…

Lagos to digitalise public health space in 9 months – Abayomi The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the ministry will fully digitalise the public…

NCDC alarms over rising Lassa fever in 18 states The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concern over increasing Lassa fever cases across 18…

World Cancer Day: Cancer not always death sentence says Oncologist  An Oncologist, Dr Adebayo Oladeji on Wednesday, underscored the urgent need to strengthen nationwide screening…

Disease prevention: Physician tasks elderly people on healthy lifestyles  The Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONg) has advised older people to pay attention to their…

FG pledges sustained support for ethical health research, backs NHREC reforms The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening ethical standards in health…