New heads for health agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of heads of five strategic…
UN suspends humanitarian assistance in Nigeria’s North East
The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has suspended its humanitarian assistance…
When government lives off the sick
Have you bought a drug lately? From “simple” analgesic to the complex…
Nigeria celebrates two years without polio
It is exactly two years that Nigeria recorded its last case of…
NAFDAC impounds sex stamina drugs, others worth N15 million in Taraba
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has…
Bayer introduces OTC back pain device
German multinational pharmaeuutical company has a drug-free, device for fhe management of…
Sordid state of Lagos FP clinics
Most facilities lack consumables for modern contraceptive procedure Some have no dedicated…
China’s military hospitals offer illegal experimental cures – report
Military hospitals in China are offering unapproved immunotherapy and stem cell treatments,…
About 5000 Lagosians may lose homes to flood in 2016, says LASEMA operations boss
Following the prediction by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), that high level of flood…
Chevron Nigeria launches $1.4m HIV Mother-To-Child prevention project in Bayelsa
First phase of intervention helped reduce HIV prevalence rates in Bayelsa State…
How bleaching, analgesic misuse damage kidney – expert speaks
In view of the growing problem of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in…
WHO Regional Director visits Nigeria
The World Health Organisation, Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has…
