health

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…

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…