Medical News


Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Issued Public Health Advisory on Listeriosis

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) issued an alert on the outb…

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Drug Abuse: When Last Did You Check Your Children’s Bags – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ) on Wednesday called on parents and communities …

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Doctor killed a Lover by Sprinkling Cocaine on Penis Before Oral Sex

A top doctor in Germany is under arrest for killing a lover with cocaine while she performed oral …

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WHO and UNICEF Issue New Guidance to Promote Breastfeeding in Health Facilities Globally

WHO and UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health …

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Pharmacist Blames Law Enforcement Agencies for Rising Cases of Drug Abuse

Lack of sincerity in the enforcement of national drug laws by the agencies responsible for fightin…

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Health Workers Insist on Nationwide Strike

Leadership of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) says its nationwide strike w…

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WHO, NAFDAC Declare War on Fake Drugs

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has said it was in talks with the National Agency for Food Dr…

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New Blood Test Predicts Onset of TB Up to Two Years in Advance

A new blood test has been found to more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis up to t…

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Experts Advise Men to Eat Healthy to Increase Fertility

Two medical experts in Lagos on Thursday advised men who are trying to impregnate their wives to e…

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FCTA to Construct 18 Primary Health Care Centres in 2018

The FCT administration has said it will construct 18 new primary health care centres this year as …

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Training Of Nursing Assistants: Lagos State NANNM Cancels Proposed Strike Action

About a month ago, there were controversies when Nigerian Nurses got hold of the documents and log…

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FG To Launch Neurodevelopment Disorders Strategy

Federal Government is set to development a National Strategy for Neurodevelopment disorders in Nig…

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1Billion Africans To Get Yellow Fever Protection By 2026

Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high –risk African c…

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‘Reduce Your Charges’ – Aisha Buhari Begs Private Health Institutions

The Wife of Nigeria President, Aisha Buhari has appealed to owners of private health institutions …

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Operation Of Mega Drug Distribution Centres To Commence – PSN

Mr Ali Bakau, the Chairman of  Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in Kwara, says the bod…

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WHO Boosts Effective Health Communication

As part of efforts to ensure that health messages are effectively communicated, the World Health O…

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NCDC to Establish Laboratory in Kano to Check Infection Outbreak

Concerned with the vulnerability of Kano to series of life threatening communicable diseases, the …

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‘Full Implementation of UHC will Reduce Maternal Death’

Wife Of the Senate President, Toyin Ojora Saraki has called for the full implementation of Univers…

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Scientists Near Effective Malaria Vaccine, Solve 20-Year-Old Mystery

* Gather next week in Senegal for multilateral initiative on disease * Pharmacists want more bud…

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We Took Yellow Fever for Granted, FG Says

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says Nigeria took yellow fever for granted and this c…

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