Please don’t go on strike, Buhari begs doctors
ABUJA:President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today pleaded with Nigerian resident doctors to shelve…
WHO out with first global report on diabetes
... says 422 million adults now live with it. The World Health…
Nigerian has huge diabetes burden – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said yesterday at the NHO…
WHD: Roche, Rainbow Hospital lead Media Roundtable on diabetes
Multinational pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics in collaboration with Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre…
Update on Health Minister’s Visit to LUTH
Darkness in A& E The current bleak power situation in the country…
EU supports immunisation in FCT with N188m
The European Union, EU, has supported immunisation of children in the Federal…
Health Minister visits LUTH
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole, earlier today, paid a…
TB: Not yet success story for Nigeria
• Records 250,000 deaths annually • Ranks No. 4 among high-burdened countries…
NHO holds media Roundtable Conference on diabetes
… Countdown begins on 2016 World Health Day activities To mark the…
Why we adopted Nigeria’s CDC for Africa – Amb Maiyegun
The African Union last weekend adopted the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control,…
New WHO report ranks Nigeria low in immunisation
• Yet to eliminate tetanus, measles • Still low in new vaccine…
Why men often die earlier than women
By Rsobert Shmerling, M.D., Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publications My wife recently…
Lagos’ “Strange illness” is measles!
… Health commissioner confirms outbreak The strange outbreak of febrile rash illnesses…
More Nigerians develop diabetes mellitus foot
Caption: A Diabetes Mellitus foot Pa Emmanuel Dodoh never really paid any…
2016 Health budget controversy: Group demands increase funding for PHC
Stakeholders have called for the inclusion of 1% consolidated federal revenue to…
Kidney stones on the rise
Contrary to general belief in medical circle that kidney stone occurs only…
Health workers vow to ground public hospitals nationwide from Wednesday
Peeved by allegedly unmet demands from Federal Government, unions of health workers…
World Cancer Day: Health ministry out with new policies
• To include HPV vaccination in routine immunization • New policy on…
Nigeria establishes new agency for Cancer Control
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has announced plans by the…
Guinea worm disease: Going, Going …
The picture of an individual with dracunculiasis or guinea worm disease, seen…
Thoughts for Nigerian cancer patients
Sam Eferaro This Week No matter what doctors or other experts will…
Zika virus infection: Nigeria “advises” travel restriction for pregnant women
The Federal Ministry of Health today issued travel restriction to Latin America…
