Month: April 2017

Free malaria treatment for Badagry indigenes

 ... as Malaria Society takes campaign to riverine areas on World Malaria…

Juliet Umeh

FG inaugurates Governing Boards, Council for health regulatory bodies

  ABUJA – The Federal Government, Friday,  inaugurated  the Governing Boards/Councils for some…

'Tayo Albertfranka

Meningitis Outbreak: New cases decline – NCDC

Sokoto commences vaccination campaign Targets 2 million people   ABUJA, SOKOTO – The…

Sam EFERAROESam

How to end antibiotic resistance in Nigeria – AMLSN

Says imported fish, turkey, others  are preserved with drugs ABUJA – Nigeria…

'Tayo Albertfranka

DECVOMS trains journalist on Family Planning

From research, statistics have proven that a woman’s lifetime risk of dying…

Juliet Umeh

World Malaria Day: FG harps on diagnosis before treatment

Bans chloroquine, artemisin monotherapy for treating disease Unveils Made-in-Nigeria ITN ABUJA - The…

'Tayo Albertfranka

FG launches health insurance package for Abuja disabled community

Says disabilities are not liabilities, but for development The Federal Government, through…

'Tayo Albertfranka

Malaria vaccine coming soon, WHO reassures

Calls for more political commitments against scourge 300,000 die in Nigeria of…

'Tayo Albertfranka

Lagos rolls out free short-term health interventions

... jubilation as 60,000 residents benefit They came from different parts of…

Juliet Umeh

Councillor, Head of Health to account for missing meningitis vaccine in Zamfara

  BUNGUDU (ZAMFARA) – Two officials of Bungudu Local Council in Zamfara…

Sam EFERAROESam

WRAHP trains journalists on gender based violence reportage

...task them to up their game From research, mind-boggling statistics have shown…

Juliet Umeh

AMLSN directs members to rise against meningitis, antibiotic resistance

…Says group key in local vaccines production ABUJA - The Association of Medical…

'Tayo Albertfranka

CSM situation report in states

... Zamfara leads with  2, 337 cases, 262 deaths As at April…

Sam EFERAROESam

Cerebrospinal meningitis Update

Situation Report  (As at 6th April 2017): 3,959 suspected cases with 438 deaths…

Sam EFERAROESam

Meningitis Outbreak: Health minister visits Zamfara

... directs  medical centre to step up case finding mission The Minister…

Sam EFERAROESam

GSK recalls 600,000 Ventolin Inhalers from US

Multinational pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the recall of over 590,000…

Sam EFERAROESam

No CSM death in Lagos – Health Commissioner

Contrary to reports alleging two deaths in Lagos last week from the…

Sam EFERAROESam

We’ll stop malaria from the earth – Gates Foundation Country Rep

  …says Foundation spends N250m on health, other interventions in Nigeria yearly…

'Tayo Albertfranka

Reckitt Benckiser restates commitment to clean, healthy Nigeria

  Reckitt Benckiser, (RB), a leading consumer health and hygiene Company has…

Juliet Umeh

WAVA lauds FG on quick response to Cerebrospinal Meningitis 

The Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) have commended the quick response…

Meningitis: NMA blames FG for death toll

says immunisation is belated slams Zamfara gov. for attributing toll to punishment…

'Tayo Albertfranka

FG receives 1.3m doses of CSM vaccine

WHO's International Review Group to meet on  additional vaccines ABUJA - The Federal…

Sam EFERAROESam

Public Advisory on Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Nigeria

Nigeria is currently experiencing an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) that has…

Sam EFERAROESam