health

Oyo govt enrols 10,000 school pupils for free healthcare insurance

The Oyo State Government has launched the enrolment of 10,000 basic school pupils into…

NAFDAC DG reveals attempted murdered over fake drugs crackdown

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,…

Group condemns medical workers performing female genital mutilation

Plan International Nigeria has condemned the rising trend of medicalised Female Genital Mutilation, where…

NAFDAC to reopen sealed drug markets in Abia today

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control will today, February 26,…

WHO projects 38% rise in breast cancer cases by 2050

The World Health Organisation has projected that global breast cancer cases will increase by…

UCH resident doctors threaten indefinite strike over power outage

Resident doctors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have threatened to go on an…

NAFDAC seals 3,000 shops, seizes 12 truckloads of fake drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed over 3,000…

HIV patients protest USAID closure in Uganda

People living with HIV in Uganda have expressed fear and frustration over the suspension…

FG assures Nigerians of healthcare funding despite USAID exit

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the country can fund its healthcare system…

NAFDAC uncovers warehouse with expired drugs in Abia

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has discovered a large…

Obi donates N10m to Ebonyi nursing college

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has restated his…

Lassa fever kills 12 in Ondo

At least 12 people have died from Lassa fever in Ondo State, with 112…

WHO launches free cancer medicine program for children

The World Health Organization has launched a new program to provide free cancer medicines…

NAFDAC raids Onitsha market, seizes fake, expired drugs

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control on Monday launched an enforcement…

S’West dental consultants begin indefinite strike over unpaid salaries

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, South-West Zone, has declared an indefinite…