Medical News


FCT Natives Plan Protest Over School of Nursing Admission

Natives of the FCT under the Coalition of Abuja Indigenous Groups, say they have concluded plans t…

Read More
North Carolina Man Cheats Death After 40 Minutes With No Pulse

A North Carolina man whose heart stopped for about 40 minutes has paid tribute to the emergency wo…

Read More
PCN Deploys Inspectors to Curb Quackery in Pharmacy

In its bid to rid the country of quackery and unwholesome practices, and to establish standards in…

Read More
NIROPHARM Seeks Common Tariff for Growth of Locally Made Goods

The Nigerian Representatives of Overseas Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, NIROPHARM, last week in Lag…

Read More
Health Workers Threatens Strike Over Govt Failure to Obey Agreement

The nation’s health care system may soon witness another round of industrial dispute as the …

Read More
90% of Antibiotics Use Unnecessary — EXPERTS

With United Nations prediction that antibiotic resistance could kill 10 million people every year …

Read More
Osotimehin an Icon of Women Rights, Leadership – Minister

The late former minister of Health and Executive Director, United Nations  Population Fund (U…

Read More
How kidnappers Target Doctors in Rivers

Medical doctors in Rivers State now live in fear as they have become targets of kidnappers. Five d…

Read More
Sokoto Communities Battle ‘Snail Fever’

Hausawa Maiwa village less than three kilometers from Dange town, headquarters of Dange Shuni Loca…

Read More
Health Records Board Partners NITDA on Universal Software

The Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria  has partnered with the National In…

Read More
Epidemiological Society Holds Confab on Public Health, Research

The Epidemiological Society of Nigeria (EPISON) has held a conference on public health and researc…

Read More
Training Manuals for Health Workers Out of Date

Manuals for training Nigeria’s health workers in life-saving skills are declared outdated af…

Read More
Dentists Decry NHIS Rating of Oral Care

Private dentists in the country have expressed their displeasure with the rating of dental care as…

Read More
WHO Estimates Cost of Reaching Global Health Targets by 2030

The SDG Health Price Tag, published today in The Lancet Global Health, estimates the costs and ben…

Read More
1 in 10 Infants Worldwide did not Receive any Vaccinations in 2016

Worldwide, 12.9 million infants, nearly 1 in 10, did not receive any vaccinations in 2016, accordi…

Read More
NIPSS Participants Urged To Be Health Advocate

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called on the participants of the Policy Strategy …

Read More
Erhabor Decries Quakery: Gives Template For Commencement Of Lab Inspections

It was purely a social gathering over the weekend in Lagos when AMLSN Lagos branch organized a din…

Read More
Commique Issued At The End of July MCPDP For Nurses in Gombe State

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE 9TH SESSION OF MCPDP GOMBE STATE ORGANIZED BY THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY C…

Read More
C/River First Lady Condems Ikom TBA Incident; Begs Mothers To Patronise Health Facilities Across The State

THE UNSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEATH WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED – DR. BETT…

Read More
Health Minister Intensifies NHIS Sweep, Suspends Eight Top Staff

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has suspended eight top management staff of the National He…

Read More