The Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Jaf Momoh says the hospital has delivered over 1,000 babies through the In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) since it began 14 years ago. IVF is a method of assisted reproduction in which…
The Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Chris Bode on Wednesday described as “an over abundance of caution” the ongoing safety issue on the Oxford/Astrazeneca Vaccine. Our Correspondent reports that some European countries such as Norway,…
Stakeholders in the veterinary profession have called on the Federal Government to review legislation of veterinary practice to ensure effective animal healthcare delivery in the country. The stakeholders, who made the call at the on-going Annual Leaders’ Summit of the…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja In a bid to enhance quality health service delivery across the country, the House Committee on Health Matter of the 9th Assembly paid an oversight visit to Federal Medical Centre, Abuja to inspect the level of…
…As NANNM hosts national women conference By Matthew Denis, Abuja The President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba has tasked the tiers of government to enhance women and youths participation in governance to bridge the gap of gender equality.…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo As part of the efforts to protect the rights and dignity of people living with HIV/AIDS in Osun State, the Osun House of Assembly has passed the state HIV and AIDS anti-discriminatory bill. This followed the adoption…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi says bed occupancy in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres has reduced from 60 per cent to eight per cent. Abayomi made this known through his verified Twitter account…
Oyo State is conducting sterility test on the 127,740 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines it received from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA). Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello, made this known on Wednesday in Ibadan while briefing newsmen…
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, his deputy, Dr Mannaseh Jatau, on Wednesday received the COVID-19 vaccination jab. Speaking shortly after receiving the jab, the governor commended the Federal Government for ensuring that Nigeria was not left out of the…
Dr Aderonke Agbaje, Associate Director, Global Fund Programs at the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria(IHVN) has stressed the need for private sector involvement in fighting tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. Agbaje,who is also the leader of the USAID Tuberculosis Local Organisation…
