The Ogun State Pilgrims Welfare Board says receiving of COVID-19 vaccination will begin on Saturday, April 10 for intending pilgrims of 2021 Hajj. The Executive Secretary of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Babatunde Salau, made this known to newsmen…
Dr Nnenna Chigbo, President of Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP), has advised Nigerians to engage in regular physical activity as a health enhancement measure. Dr Nnenna Chigbo, made the call in a statement issued on Friday in Zaria as part…
The House of Representative on Friday in Abuja begged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to consider the plight of Nigerians and end its nine old days strike. Rep. Tanko Sununu, the Chairman, House Committee on Healthcare Services, made…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Asabe Vilita-Bashir as the new Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD). The appointment is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen,…
The Ogun State government has said the present administration will not rest on its oars in its efforts to reduce the prevalance and spread of HID/AIDS in the State, as the State is more committed to facilitate more capacity building…
Chinze Behavioural Group, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) has advocated early intervention as best remedy for autistic children. A representative of the group, Mrs Chinze Ndolo, said on Thursday in Enugu that the intervention would help to avoid escalated cases. She…
The WHO AFRO says more efforts are needed to scale up COVID-19 vaccination in the African Region as many African countries have barely moved beyond the starting line. According to it, less than two per cent of the world’s 690…
A recent study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom has found that a drug that medical doctors usually prescribe for the treatment of erectile dysfunction could also treat heart failure. Following…
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, has appealed to the resident doctors to call off their strike in the interest of patients that needed care at this critical time. Ehanire made the call at a media briefing on Wednesday in…
The University College Hospitality (UCH) Ibadan on Wednesday took delivery of triplets of the first In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) carried out in the hospital. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists by the UCH spokesperson, Mr Toye…
