Category: Health
Resident doctors vow to continue indefinite strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has insisted that its ongoing nationwide strike will remain indefinite until its 19-point demands are met. Dr. Muhammad ... Read More
NMA releases N11m endowment fund for ailing doctors in A’Ibom
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom State chapter, has released the sum of over N11m endowment fund for the treatment of five sick members ... Read More
Polio cases drop by 44% nationwide — NEC
The National Economic Council (NEC) has announced a 44% reduction in polio cases across Nigeria, commending the progress recorded in the fight against the disease ... Read More
FG disburses N32.9bn to States as health access expands nationwide
Nigeria’s federal government has commenced the disbursement of N32.9 billion to all the 36 states in the federation and primary healthcare centres under the Basic ... Read More
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