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World Antibiotic Awareness Week: St Racheal’s Pharma to conduct Resistance Surveillance
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the 2018 World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW), one of Nigeria’s leading antibiotic manufacturers and marketers, St Racheal’s Pharma has
Sanitation: UNICEF holds crucial meeting with market players in West, Central Africa
ABUJA – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is currently meeting key market players in sanitation across West and Central Africa in Abuja. The meeting aims to promote access to
WHO warns on dangers of diabetes complications
• Expresses concerns over global rate of antibiotic resistance ABUJA – The World Health Organization, WHO, has warned of dangers associated with diabetes. WHO said persons living with the disease
World Pneumonia Day: Pneumonia accounts for 16% of under 5 children death
DAKAR, Senegal, November 13, 2018/ — To mark the World Pneumonia Day, civil society organizations from Africa and Haiti are asking their governments to step-up to eradicate Pneumonia which is
Buhari signs bill to establish NCDC
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This new Act which will establish NCDC as a full-fledged parastatal,
UI hosts Federation of African Medical Students epic conference
The Federation of African Medical Students’ Associations General Assembly (FAMSAGA) will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in grand style by hosting its first ever health conference at the University of
Nigerian Physiotherapist offers free on-call service
A South Africa-based Nigerian physiotherapist has announced plans to provide on-call services to the public for a wide range of ailment requiring physiotherapy. In as press release, Prof. Efe
FG inaugurates Council for MDCN
ABUJA – The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council for the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN. The inauguration, done last Friday, followed months of protests by the
Nigeria records 58m population growth in 12yrs – AAFP
• Says nation in ‘demographic trouble’ with its uncontrolled births ABUJA – Nigeria has recorded 58 million increase in its population since it last conducted its population census in
Why diabetes mgt. in Nigeria needs urgent Govt. intervention, stakeholders speak
• NHO, in collaboration with Roche, holds 2018 WDD Media Round table Round Table Faculty (L-R): Accu-Chek Strategic Account Manager, Roche Products Limited Diabetes Care, Mrs Folasade Olufemi-Ajayi, Regional Sales
Civil societies raise alarm on increased mother/child death in Nigeria
Every 12 minutes, Nigeria looses one woman to due to complications of pregnancy and this, according to WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA, resulted in the death of 58,000 women, in 2015
‘Project Pink Blue’ launches N100m fund for indigent cancer patients
•Patients speak on costs, burden of cancer in Nigeria Project Pink Blue, a non-governmental organization supporting indigent cancer patients and promoting advocacy on the disease, says it is set
Nigeria may attain polio-free status in next twelve months
If its current efforts are sustained No case recorded in 25 months ABUJA – Executive Secretary, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr Faisal Shuaib, on Monday, October 29,
FG orders NHIS boss to proceed on immediate administrative leave
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, directed embattled Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Yusuf Usman, to proceed on “administrative leave” with immediate effect. The President also empanelled a
NHIS: Board can’t remove CEO – FG
ABUJA – The Federal government has declared that governing boards lack powers to suspend or remove chief executive officers of their agencies or institutions. Secretary to the Government of the
World Stroke Day: Stroke Action Nigeria sensitizes public on basic issues
Advocates support for survivors In furtherance of its mission to provide services, reduce the incidence, complications and burden of strokes, Stroke Action Nigeria, a national Stroke support organization, joined the rest of the
Nigeria must get involved in clinical trials – Prof. Odedina
Prof. Odedina As Nigeria prepares for the first ever Clinical Trial Congress in Lagos from November 13 to 16, the convener, Prof. Folakemi Odedina a USA-based cancer scientist says the
Psychiatric unit staff emerges 2018 LUTH best staff, receives N.25m
Mrs Lateef Ibijoke (3rd from right) receiving her special recognition award As part of efforts to encourage its staff, the board of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba,
Africa records no wild polio virus since 2017 – WHO
• Nigeria steps up efforts for certification ABUJA – The World Health Organization has applauded Africa for being free of the deadly wild polio virus in two years, covering
How Global Fund, PEPFAR saved 1.5m Nigerians from HIV deaths – NACA DG
(L-R): NACA DG, Dr Sani Aliyu, Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole (3rd) Global Fund Executive Director, Mr Peter Sands and other officials at the meeting ABUJA – But for
Enter ‘DiagnosMe.Africa’ online portal
• Now you can access medical tests at home Stack Diagnostics, a premium molecular diagnostics and personalised medicine company, has unveiled an online portal known as DiagnosMe.Africa to enhance health
NHIS boss forces self into office with police escort
• No official letter from Health Minister to suspend me, he says • NANS vows to sack him by Tuesday • ‘We won’t work until he obeys Council,’ workers insist
Experts advocate comprehensive NHIS cover for diabetes
as Sanofi Summit ends Experts at the one-day Diabetes Summit organized by Sanofi Aventis, a global biopharmaceutical healthcare company focused on human health on Wednesday October 17, have advocated a
NHIS: Presidency silent as suspended ES defies Governing Council, remains in office
• Aso Rock may overrule Council • We stand by our decision, Council insists ABUJA – Suspended Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof Usman Yusuf, has defied directive by
NHIS governing council suspends Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf ‘indefinitely’
Constitutes administrative panel to investigate him Says scheme may collapse in 3 years if decision not taken Sadiq Abubukar named as acting Executive Secretary At a briefing in Abuja, Thursday,