The Silent Crisis: How High Blood Pressure Threatens Nigeria’s Elderly
Papa Ogbeh never imagined that the occasional headaches he treated with paracetamol…
Clean Toilets, Quality Care: Why Lagos Health Commissioner Wants Patients to Check Hospital Restrooms
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has urged residents…
Africa CDC Pushes Continental Action for Zero Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with…
Why Falls Pose a Silent Threat to Older Nigerians
Renowned nationalist, lawyer, statesman and first Premier of the old Western Region,…
Flooding Poses Serious Health Risks, Lagos Residents Warned
The Commissioner warned that floodwaters are often contaminated with sewage, chemicals and…
Health Commissioners Launch ₦132bn Joint Medicines Procurement Initiative
Fourteen Nigerian states have pooled approximately ₦132 billion to jointly procure 81…
Nine States Receive Three Million Bottles of Azithromycin in Child Survival Drive
The Saving Antibiotics for Resistant Microbes through Administration of Azithromycin in Nigeria…
HEWAN Congratulates Adigwe, NHTDAO Pioneer Coordinator, Lists Priorities for New Health Technology Office
The Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has congratulated former Director-General of…
FG Defends Health Reforms, Says Over 37,000 Health Workers Recruited Since 2023
The Federal Government has defended its ongoing health sector reforms, saying it…
No Cause for Panic Over HIV Figures, Lagos Reassures Residents
Lagis State to Receive State-Procured Antiretroviral Drugs in August
NSP Lauds Prof. Useh, World Physiotherapy Africa Region Award Winner
The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) has congratulated Nigerian-born physiotherapist and academic,…
NIMR, FUL Seal Partnership to Advance Health Research and Capacity Building
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) and the Federal University Lokoja…
Nigerian Physiotherapist Prof Useh Wins Prestigious World Physiotherapy Africa Region Award
A Nigerian physiotherapist and academic based in South Africa, Professor Ushotanefe Useh,…
Why HIV prevention efforts may falter without sustainable harm reduction funding
By Pharm. Melody Okereke For more than two decades, the global…
Ebola Current Situation: What is Happening in Africa?
The ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus continues to spread…
Ebola Alert: FG Places Lagos, Abuja, 19 States on High Surveillance as Outbreak Worsens in Africa
The Federal Government has placed Lagos State, the Federal Capital Territory…
NIMR Commissions N300m Solar Project to Address Power Challenges
Minister lauds donation by ECEWS The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)…
SARMAAN project: How Kebbi’s Azithromycin Campaign Could Save Thousands of Children
Efforts to reduce preventable childhood deaths in Nigeria received another boost as…
Lagos Expands Laboratory Quality Improvement Programme
Lagos State has stepped up efforts to improve healthcare delivery with the…
Hantavirus outbreak kills three on cruise ship, WHO says risk remains low
A cluster of hantavirus infections linked to an international cruise has left…
NIMR Unveils 400,000-Sample Biobank to Boost Nigeria-Focused Disease Research
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research has said its biobank, which contains…
Mpox infection in pregnancy linked to high risk of fetal loss, study finds
The researchers noted that the rate of fetal loss observed in the…
