Councillor, Head of Health to account for missing meningitis vaccine in Zamfara
BUNGUDU (ZAMFARA) – Two officials of Bungudu Local Council in Zamfara…
CSM situation report in states
... Zamfara leads with 2, 337 cases, 262 deaths As at April…
Cerebrospinal meningitis Update
Situation Report (As at 6th April 2017): 3,959 suspected cases with 438 deaths…
Meningitis Outbreak: Health minister visits Zamfara
... directs medical centre to step up case finding mission The Minister…
GSK recalls 600,000 Ventolin Inhalers from US
Multinational pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the recall of over 590,000…
No CSM death in Lagos – Health Commissioner
Contrary to reports alleging two deaths in Lagos last week from the…
FG receives 1.3m doses of CSM vaccine
WHO's International Review Group to meet on additional vaccines ABUJA - The Federal…
Public Advisory on Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Nigeria
Nigeria is currently experiencing an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) that has…
Meningitis death toll rises
NCDC says it's now 282 in 5 states The Nigeria Centre for…
Depression tops list of ill health causes, new WHO estimates reveal
Over 300 million people now living with depression worldwide DG calls for re-think…
Depression comes to town, still the old story
Twenty-two years ago (how time flies), a multinational company introduced a new…
Are you depressed? This depression quiz may help
Have you been experiencing some of or all the following symptoms over…
Fanta, Sprite Controversy: NIFST wades in
... Aligns with Health Ministry The Nigerian Institute of Foods Science and…
Niger state to enforce immunisation law
... Deny your child vaccination access, go to jail Any parent or…
Polio: Africa begins synchronised vaccination campaign
Immunisation activities were stepped up in many states in Nigeria over the…
Winners of Healthcare Access Challenge (Sandoz HACk) emerge
Sandoz, a Novartis Division, has announced the three winners of the inaugural…
Kenya introduces pre-exposure anti-retroviral drug
... To be distributed free to people at risk of HIV infection…
FG declares Coke products safe for human consumption
The Federal Government has given Fanta, Sprite and other drinks produced by…
New CSM strain in Nigeria
... Minister meets commissioners on how to end frequent outbreak in the…
Tales from dental clinic
My first encounter with a dentist was quite memorable. I had this…
Health minister inaugurates verification agent for SOMLPforR
The Minister of Health Prof. Issac Adewole yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the Verification…
ICPC Arraigns Ex-banker over N78.5m Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged…
Measuring your Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a waxy substance produced and released into the bloodstream by cells…
NAFDAC, NBC appeal court order on Fanta, Sprite
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
Warning Signs of Heart Failure
By themselves, any one sign of heart failure may not be cause…
