By Ayo Fadimu The National Agency for Food and Drug and Control (NAFDAC) has warned producers of its regulated products in Rivers to strictly abide by guidelines of the regulatory body. The agency gave the warning in a statement by…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 46,369 persons have been vaccinated in the state as at March 19, 2021 with Eti-Osa Local Government Area leads with the highest number of persons vaccinated. Abayomi made this known…
The National Orientation Agency, on Monday urged Nigerians to take the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in order to be safe from the disease. Zubair Galadima-Soba, Kaduna State Director of the agency, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna.…
The Nasarawa state government says it will commence the distribution of drugs to children under five years to protect them against malaria infection. Dr Ibrahim Alhassan, Director of Public Health, Nasarawa State ministry of Health made the disclosure on Monday…
The Foundation for Peace, Hope and Conflict Management (FPHCM) on Monday began sensitisation of residents of Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba to the dangers of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Prof. Anthony Bature, the Executive Director of the foundation, told participants…
In its bid to attract patients from the West African sub-region and other parts of the world, the Management of the University Of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has embarked on a massive upgrade of its facilities and ancillary services. The…
The Management of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) on Monday said that the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at the University’s College of Health Sciences has been completed and ready for use. A molecular diagnostic testing combines laboratory testing with the precision…
By Deborah Christopher, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration has commenced process aimed at completely stopping manual medical records system in its hospitals with the launch of electronic version. This was disclosed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Health…
…As EU pronounces AstraZeneca safe for use By Deborah Christopher Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and others have sensitized religious leaders, Muslim faithfuls that covid-19 vaccine administration it is not Haram or against the teachings of Islam as over…
The National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), targets about one million free blood donors to improve the nation’s safe blood units. Its National Coordinator, Dr Omale Amedu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday that only 5…
