The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Thursday denied allegations by Kaduna State government that its striking members disengaged oxygen supply from a two- day old baby. Kaduna State government on Tuesday announced the dismissal of nurses…
The Bayelsa Government on Tuesday said that it was ready to partner the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to fight quackery and other unhealthy practise in the state to help save lives. The Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, said this on…
The Nigerian Hypertension Society on Monday emphasised the need for regular medical check-up as part of measures to reduce the risk of complications from hypertension. The body, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, also cautioned against excessive intake of…
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Ndam, says that 44,000 persons have so far received the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the state. Ndam, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Jos,…
A General Physician, Dr Peter Atangwho, said Asthma is not a curse or spiritual attack, but a lung disease that can be effectively controlled with medication and some lifestyle modifications. Atangwho, also the Chief Executive Officer, TeleMed Online Clinic, made…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has embarked on massive reorganisation of its state commands and creation of new directorates. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency’s Head, Press and…
The Kano State Government in collaboration with Al-Basar Foundation and Mamma Eye Specialist Hospital, Kano, has commenced free eye screening for 6,000 people in the state. The Executive Secretary Kano Primary Health Care Board, Dr Tijjani Hussain, made this known…
Cross River Government is set to deploy digital medical drones to areas of the state to supply drugs and other medical essentials. To this effect, the government is partnering with a drone delivery company, Zipline. Speaking on Monday during the…
Ekiti Government said, on Sunday, it had taken delivery of another batch of 40,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Dr Oyebanji Filani, Commissioner for Health and Human Services, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti said the…
The Director, FCT Primary Health Care Board, Dr Ruqayya Wamakko has identified partial child immunisation by mothers as a public health problem affecting successful children immunisation in Abuja. Wamakko made this remark in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja. She said…
