health

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…

NCDC records 1,262 deaths due to diphtheria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the country is…

Oluremi Tinubu vows to end female genital mutilation practice in Nigeria

First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has described Female Genital Mutilation as a…

Tinubu extends doctors, health workers’ retirement age to 65

President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and…

Gov Okpebholo launches free Malaria treatment in Edo

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has launched a free malaria testing and treatment programme…

Canada-based Nigerian doctor sues health authority for discrimination

A Nigerian doctor based in Canada, Dr. Amos Akinbiyi, has sued the Saskatchewan Health…

Doctors protest poor conditions at Lokoja teaching hospital

Resident doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja staged a protest on Friday, calling…

Uganda confirms one death in fresh Ebola outbreak

A nurse in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has died from Ebola, marking a fresh outbreak…

Trump stops HIV, Malaria drug aids to Nigeria, other nations

Millions of people in Nigeria and other poor countries are at risk as the…

Abuja doctors end warning strike after Wike’s intervention

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has called off…

Tinubu appoints new chairman for UniAbuja teaching hospital

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Ikye Orikpo as the new chairman of the…