Category: Health
1.3million children to be vaccinated against Measles-Rubella in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has unveiled plans to administer vaccines to over 1.3million underage children against Measles and Rubella across the 13 ... Read More
NAFDAC demolishes N15bn worth of fake, expired drugs in Oyo
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and products valued at N15bn in ... Read More
166 people die of Lassa fever in nine months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever from January 1 to September 14, ... Read More
NARD laments doctor attending to 9,083 patients in Nigeria
NARD laments doctor attending to 9,083 patients in Nigeria The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has decried the country’s poor doctor-to-patient ratio of 1:9,083, ... Read More
Lassa fever cases rise in Nigeria as deaths hit 162 by August
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a rise in confirmed Lassa fever cases, with 162 deaths recorded across 21 states ... Read More
Resident doctors suspend strike, give FG new two-week ultimatum
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its five-day warning strike, two days after it began. The association has also given the Federal Government ... Read More
Nigeria to curb organ trafficking with new transplantation guidelines
Amid rising cases of organ trafficking and coerced donations, medical experts have called for strict enforcement of ethical rules to safeguard vulnerable Nigerians from exploitation. ... Read More
Crisis looms as Nigerian doctors declare five-day nationwide warning strike
These are not the best of times in the health sector as the National Association of Resident Doctors has declared a five-day warning strike beginning ... Read More
Resident doctors commence warning strike in Abuja
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has begun a seven-day warning strike. This was disclosed in a communique issued by Dr George ... Read More
Health workers affected as fresh Ebola outbreak claims 15 lives in DR Congo
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province, where 28 suspected cases ... Read More