FG owes health workers N38bn allowances -NARD
The President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, on Monday said the Federal Government owes doctors and other health workers across...
FG releases N32.9bn to boost primary healthcare
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved and released N32.9bn through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, marking the third round of disbursements in 2025. The...
Japan Nobel Prize Winner Hopes Award Helps Advance Patient Care
Shimon Sakaguchi, the Japanese immunologist who won this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine, said Monday he hoped the award would help further advance research and...
Enugu Govt Launches Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Initiative
Enugu State has officially activated the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII), a project aimed at drastically cutting down maternal and infant deaths...
NAFDAC shuts two Chinese supermarkets, shops in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut two Chinese supermarkets located in the Jabi District and eight cosmetics shops at...
Delta workers sanctioned for extorting pregnant women
The Delta State Government said it has sacked many fraudulent health workers who collected money for treatment from pregnant women and children under five, while...
1.4 Billion People at Risk of Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: Psychologist Warns Nigeria to Act
Dr. Jacob Ohagwu, a Clinical Psychologist with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, has raised alarm over the global threat posed by uncontrolled high blood pressure, stressing...
FG probes outbreak of strange flesh-eating disease in Adamawa
The Federal Government has begun laboratory investigations to determine the exact cause of a strange flesh-eating disease that has killed seven people in Malabu, Adamawa...
Almost One Billion People Face Mental Health Conditions, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that almost 1 billion people face mental health conditions, calling on governments to take decisive steps towards addressing...
WHO lauds Nigeria, 5 other countries for reducing NCDs mortality
. The World Health Organisation has commended Nigeria, China, Egypt, Russia, Brazil, and Denmark for reducing the mortality rate in Non-communicable Diseases for their citizens....