Medical News


Elekta to Repair LUTH Cancer Machine

Elekta, a Swedish company that provides equipment and clinical management for the treatment of can…

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UBTH Resident Doctors Suspend Warning Strike

Resident doctors at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Ugbowo, Edo State, have suspended t…

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JOHESU & AHPA Call for Inclusive Decision-Making in the Ministry of Health

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations h…

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100 Women Die Daily In Northern Nigeria During Childbirth, Says UNFPA.

Ms Ratidzai Ndhlovu, Nigeria Country Director of United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA), says no …

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Experts Call For More Aggressive Enlightenment On Blood Donation, To Save Lives

Some medical experts on Thursday called for aggressive enlightenment of Nigerians on the need to c…

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‘What Nigeria Should do to End AIDS by 2030’

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has identified what the country must do to end …

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Merck Flags off New Equipment to Tackle HIV/AIDS, Opens Country Office

Worried by the increasing number of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency…

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‘Unscrupulous Elements are Recycling HIV Test Kits’

Efforts to curb the spread of human immunodeficiency virus infection/ acquired immune deficiency s…

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‘Nigeria Lost N250bn to Medical Tourism in 2014

 Travel and TourismNIGERIANS spent a sum of N250 billion in the year 2014 seeking for medical…

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Experts Successfully Perform Heart, Lung, Liver Transplant

Experts in Apollo Hospitals, India, have successfully completed Asia’s first en-bloc combine…

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Measles Immunisation: Kebbi Records 86% Success – Chairman

The chairman, Kebbi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) , Alh Faruk Wakili has de…

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Fresh Insight on Beer, Cardiovascular Health

Scientists have submitted that moderation level of beer consumption is beneficial to cardiovascula…

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FG, Pepsodent Move to Improve Dental Care Status of Nigerians

ENSURING that Nigerians have access to dental care and a cavity free future took centre stage in A…

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SOGON Wants Greater Attention on Women’s Health

The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) on Tuesady commenced series of activi…

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Doctors Hail Ambode for Resolving Health Sector Issues

LAGOS—DOCTORS in Lagos yesterday hailed the efforts of the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Amb…

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Expatriate Doctors Begin Equipment Test-run at Ibom Specialist Hospital

Uyo—OPERATIONS will soon commence at the multi-billion naira Ibom Specialist Hospital, in Uy…

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Ebola Virus Disease, Lessons to Learn - Shamaki

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health,Dr.Amina Shamaki and leader of the Nigerian de…

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Nigeria, 2 Others Unite to Defeat Breast Cancer

IN the bid to combat the menace of breast cancer and encourage its control and management, Nigeria…

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Health Workers Petition Buhari over Appointments to Favour Doctors

Health workers, excluding medical doctors, under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHE…

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Health Ministers Endorse Regional Research Strategy

As part of efforts to tackle the enormous health needs in Africa, health ministers have endorsed a…

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