Deaths from non-communicable diseases on the rise in Africa
Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming…
Support waiver for intellectual property rules on COVID-19 vaccine production – NGO coalition tell FG
In a bid to have equitable access to COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria…
International Women’s Day: Climate change damaging women’s health – WHO Regional Director for Africa
As the world marks the International women’s Day today, the WHO Regional…
More than half of parents, pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF
New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising…
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…
Mental Health: 1 in 4 Lagosians struggles with clinically diagnosable mood disorders – Sanwo-Olu
State to create strong network of operations with private sector to curb…
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…
Nigeria destroys over 1 million expired COVID-19 vaccines in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) alongside…
UBTH, Heineken African Foundation partner to improve neo-natal care
Commission N42m hi-tech equipment for Special Care Baby Unit Advanced neonatal care…
Lagos commences prosecution of COVID-19 guidelines defaulters
Concerned with the dramatic rise in COVID-19 positive cases seen in the…
54gene unveils diagnostic hub, 7RiverLabs, to boost patient health outcomes
Health Technology Company, 54gene, has launched 7RiverLabs, a diagnostic hub fitted with…
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…
Court convicts patient’s relatives for assaulting UBTH health workers
CMD says hospital will not tolerate assault against its workforce Restates commitment…
NCDC confirms emergence of Omicron variant in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday December 1, confirmed…
Prolonged COVID-19 pandemic deepening HIV epidemic inequalities, UNICEF warns, ahead of World AIDS Day
Says one child was infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020…
