American healthcare provides clean water for 1,500 people in Benue
American healthcare, a non-profit, United Vessels of Love Foundation (U-VOL), has built…
African health ministers seek ways to bolster polio outbreak response
African health ministers gathered today to seek ways of ramping up measures…
It’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
May 23 is marked globally as the International Day to end Obstetric…
Buhari signs National Health Insurance Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority…
World Immunization: Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa – WHO
As the World Immunization Week 2022 ends today, the World Health Organization…
NHIS launches initiative to subsidize cancer drugs
develops 10-year strategic plan to achieve mandate The National Health Insurance Scheme…
Nigeria To receive 9 million doses of cholera Vaccine
Over 1.7 million persons already vaccinated in four states Nigeria is expected…
World Malaria Day: Stakeholders call for more efforts to eliminate disease
As the world marks the 2022 World Malaria Day (WMD), some stakeholders…
NMA decries aggression against government health workers
says personnel are overstretched because of brain drain The Nigerian Medical Association…
PCN seals 378 pharmacies, drug stores in Taraba
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it has sealed some 378…
Italy donates 3m COVID-19 doses donated to Nigeria
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday in Abuja,…
Deaths from non-communicable diseases on the rise in Africa
Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming…
NAFDAC procures 73 utility vehicles to check fake drugs, unwholesome food products
In its renewed efforts to rid the nation of falsified and…
Africa Records 1.1 Million New Cancer Cases, 700,000 Deaths Annually – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Africa records about 1.1 million new…
UNICEF warns FGM on the rise among young Nigerian girls
Says rates have risen from 16.9% in 2013 to 19.2% in 2018…
NCDC Declares National Emergency Response against Lassa Fever
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its national multi-sectoral…
NAFDAC bans registration of sachet alcoholic drinks
The National Agency for food and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has banned the…
NLNG begins hospital support programme
signs MoU with six teaching hospitals Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited has…
COVID-19 cases drop significantly in Africa – WHO
Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa have dropped significantly and deaths dipped for…
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat COVID-19
WHO has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options…
Bauchi refutes resurgence of wild polio virus
Bauchi State has dismissed as misleading reports insinuating that the state recorded…
Performance enhancing drugs may cause organ damage, sudden death, NAFDAC warns
Dangerous to healthy living The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration…
NMA urges vaccinated Nigerians not to stop COVID-19 preventive measures
The President, Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, has warned the public,…
Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb dies at 64 after contracting Covid
Marcus Lamb, a co-founder and the CEO of the conservative Christian Daystar…
World Bank advocates special tax on alcohol, cigarettes to improve Primary Healthcare
The World Bank Group has called on the Federal Government to impose…
