The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reached a significant milestone as it celebrates its fifth anniversary. Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director General of NCDC, made this announcement during an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.…
By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Wife of the former Bayelsa State Governor and immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum,Hon Timipre Sylva, Dr. Alanyingi Sylva, has embarked on a breast cancer awareness campaign programme, aimed at educating women of…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has flagged-off immunisation vaccine on ‘Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine’ (HPV) for female children between the ages of 9 and 14, to provide lasting solution to the deadly Cervical Cancer disease affecting…
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, has assured of his administration’s readiness to strengthen mental healthcare delivery services and tackle drug abuse in Nigeria. Alausa gave the assurance during his first official visit to the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric…
The Federal Government says it has made plans in a new policy plans for cancer survivors to be catered to adequately. The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Dr Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in an interview with…
By Matthew Denis The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of the Gardasil vaccine as a single dose in routine immunisation against cervical cancer. In a joint statement by NAFDAC and the…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Tuesday sensitised enrollees in Enugu State to its new operational guidelines as contained in NHIA Act, 2022. The enrollees were drawn from all the federal ministries, departments and agencies of the state. The…
The Center for Palliative Care, Nigeria (CPCN), a not-for-profit organization in Ibadan in collaboration with the Hospice and Palliative Care Department, University College Hospital (UCH) has taken laudable steps to foster a more robust community engagement in Oyo State through…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector and allocate significant votes to it in the 2024 budget estimates. This followed a motion by Rep. Fayinka Oluwatoyin (APC-Lagos) during…
By Matthew Denis The National Agency for Food and Drug law enforcement Control (NAFDAC) and National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) are in synergy to assist 12 selected local manufacturers to produce 33 drugs in large quantities and quality for citizens…
