Medical News


104 FACILITIES TO ENLIST AS PILOT PHASE RECORDS 2,819 BENEFICIARIES

The Federal Government’s free caesarean section (CS) initiative, aimed at tackling Nigeria’s high ma…

Read More
LASSA FEVER NIGERIA REPORTS 10 DEATHS, 54 CONFIRMED

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said that a total of 54 confirmed cases…

Read More
KANO GOVT APPROVES OVER N637M, RELEASES N500M FOR CHILD NUTRITION

As Nigeria struggles with increasing cases of child malnutrition, the Kano State Government has appr…

Read More
N1.3B MEDICINES, FOOD DESTROYED IN NAFDAC, CUSTOMS CRACKDOWN

National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit med…

Read More
JAPA: ONLY 6,000 MEDICAL CONSULTANTS LEFT IN NIGERIA, SAYS MDCAN

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has revealed a concerning decline …

Read More
DOCTORS BEGINS THREE DAY STRIKE IN ABUJA

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration on Wednesday com…

Read More
1,629 WOMEN BENEFITED FROM FG'S FREE FISTULA SURGERY, SAYS OHIRI

The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, has said …

Read More
SLOW EXECUTIVE OF NATIONAL LEPROSY PLAN UNDERMINING DISEASE CONTROL

What is the leprosy situation in Nigeria?Leprosy remains a significant public health concern in Nige…

Read More
NUC UPGRADES PHARMACY, PHYSIOTHERAPY, OPTOMETRY TO DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded several medical-related programs in Nigerian…

Read More
SICKLE CELL DISORDER SHOULD BE TREATED AS NATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCY

Health experts have advised Nigerians living with Sickle cell disorder (SCD) to see the disease as a…

Read More
BUDGIT PARTNERS PSHAN TO IMPROVE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN NIGERIA

Social advocacy and accountability outfit, BudgiT, has partnered with the Private Sector Health Alli…

Read More
GROUP HOSTS FREE MEDICAL CARE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY IN EDO

A non-governmental organisation, Global Blessing Incorporated, has organised a one-day free medical …

Read More
GOVT TARGETS HEALTHCARE INNOVATORS IN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

The Federal Government has launched its National Health Fellows Programme, which will develop the co…

Read More
RESIDENT DOCTORS DECLEAR STRIKE OVER UNPAID SALARIES

Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) has commenced a…

Read More
GUNMEN ABDUCTS NAUTH'S MEDICAL DOCTOR IN ANAMBRA

NNEWI- TENSION and anger have enveloped the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH Nnewi…

Read More
FG, CANADIAN BASED REGISTERED NURSES ASSOCIATION PARTNER FOR QUALITATIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES

In a significant move to raise the bar of qualitative healthcare delivery to Nigerians, the Federal …

Read More
NUC UPGRADES MEDICAL-RELATED PROGRAMMES FROM BACHELORS DEGREE TO DOCTOR STATUS

National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the upgrade of some medical-related programmes …

Read More
NAFDAC UNVIEL ROADMAP TO ENHANCE STANDARDS, REGULATORY INSPECTIONS

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced new roadmaps…

Read More
WAHO TO IMPROVE LASSA FEVER PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE IN NIGERIA, OTHERS

The West African Health Organization (WAHO) is exploring new knowledge frontiers to improve Lassa fe…

Read More
HMPV: NIMR ASSURES NIGERIANS OF ITS PREPAREDNESS

In a bid to address the outbreak of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, Nigerian Institute of…

Read More