Medical News


Government Warns Of Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 In 13 States, FCT

Barely one year after Nigeria was certified Wild Polio Virus (WPV) free, the government has alerted …

Read More
How Digitisation Of RSUTH Improves Service Delivery

Management of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) has disclosed that its digitisat…

Read More
WMA, German Medical Association, Pontifical Seek Vaccine Equity

Irked by the fact that millions of people in the world are suffering the effects of the COVID-19 pan…

Read More
Surgeons Seek Better Funding For Health Sector

The International College of Surgeons (Nigerian Section) has urged the Federal Government to increas…

Read More
Nigeria’s Active Cases Now 1,356 as NCDC Registers Additional 56 Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that Nigeria’s COVID-19 active cases stood a…

Read More
COVID-19: New Variants Fuelling Africa’s Surging Third Wave, Says WHO

As COVID-19 case numbers in Africa climb faster than all earlier peaks, new and faster spreading var…

Read More
WHO Raises the Alarm over Euro 2020 as Covid Cases Soar

The World Health Organisation called Thursday for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football matches as…

Read More
Food Safety: Reps to Probe NAFDAC, Customs, SON, FCCPC

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Healthcare Services to investigate the le…

Read More
Billions to Face Water, Hygiene Crisis in 2030, WHO, UNICEF Warn

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), yesterday, warned tha…

Read More
COVID-19: NCDC Reports 74 Additional Infections, 1 Death

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 74 new COVID-19 cases, as of July 1, with…

Read More
Joint COVAX Statement on the Equal Recognition of Vaccines

COVAX was built on the principle of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect the health of p…

Read More
NUC Upgrades Bachelor of Physiotherapy to Doctor of Physiotherapy

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded the programme and curriculum of Bachelor of …

Read More
Nurse Recount Horrible Ordeal at the Hands of IELTS, Colleagues Threaten Boycott

Nurses who make up the highest percentage population of Nigerians who attempt the IELTS have taken t…

Read More
Ebonyi Announces N5m Tuition as Medical Varsity Begins September

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday said academic activities would take off in September …

Read More
FG Team, NARD in Three-Hour Meeting to Avert Doctors Strike

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, was absent on Tuesday as the Federal Government delegatio…

Read More
PCN Asks FG to Recognise Pharmacy Consultants

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, Dr Elijah Mohammed,…

Read More
Enugu NMA Deploys Smart ID card To Check Quackery

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Enugu State branch, has inaugurated Doctor’s Intelligent Digital…

Read More
3.4 Million Doses Utilised For Vaccination So Far, Says FG

The Federal Government stated on Monday that 88 percent of 4 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca…

Read More
UNESCO Inaugurates Family Life HIV/AIDS Education in Kaduna

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday, inaugurated…

Read More
JOHESU Urges National Assembly to Stop Proceedings on MDCN Amendment Bill

Health workers under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, and the Assembly of Healthca…

Read More