The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KAD-CHMA) has distributed additional 5,000 basic health care identification cards to vulnerable groups under a mop up exercise in the state. The Director-General of the State Contributory Health Management Authority, Aliyu Saidu, disclosed…
…merchants in police net In its renewed efforts to rid the Nigeria markets of banned and falsified medicines and vaccines, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has impounded a Mercedes Truck laden with banned and…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The Zonal Coordinator, North Central Zone of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, (NACA), Mr Lawrence Kwaghga has disclosed that the prevalence rate of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ( HIV), that translated to Acquired…
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has solicited the support of the Nigerian Army to tackle incidences of drug abuse and trafficking in Nigeria. Marwa made the call on Tuesday during a courtesy visit…
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Makurdi, and six other hospitals in Benue, have won the quarterly best viral load coverage and suppression sites awards of the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC). Performing the ceremony on Wednesday, via Zoom…
The Nigeria Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has described vaccination as a most effective way to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19. The president of NIDS, Prof. Dimie Ogoina, said this in an interview with the newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, allaying…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that a total of 154,225 patients have recovered from Corona virus disease (COVID-19) since its outbreak in the country in 2020. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on…
The University Of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has introduced a micro dosing technique in its facility in order to cut the cost of cancer therapy in Nigeria. According to it, this will drastically cut down the cost of expensive anti-cancer…
Niger Government has announced the establishment of an Emergency Maternal and Child Health Intervention Centre (SEMCHIC) in the state. Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello disclosed this at the launch of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) office and two health…
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have asked the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union. They warned that should the government fail to honour its agreement in the next four weeks, they would be…
