An Abuja-based Consultant Pathologist, Dr Ike Okonkwo, on Monday in Abuja, said that early treatment was the best way to cure leprosy. Okonkwo, a consultant with the Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, told newsmen that leprosy could be completely cured if…
Ondo State government has said 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths have been recorded in the state this year. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with the newsmen…
By Matthew Denis The Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug and Administration Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye has cautioned Nigerians against too much fasting arguing it destroys the kidney. The DG made the disclosure during a Media…
By Dennis Udo – Udoma, Uyo The Federal Government said it has introduced “One – for – One” policy to address the manpower gap in the health sector caused by the brain drain syndrome of doctors seeking greener pastures abroad.…
Kaduna State government says neonatal and infant mortality rate has reduced in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni said neonatal mortality rate dropped from 63 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 47 per 1,000 births in 2021.…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians against the use of the drug — Weight Rapid Loss Capsule. The caution is contained in an alert with No. 049/2022, signed by NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof.…
Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has started Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) Campaign following discovery of circulating poliovirus strains in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB),…
. INFUSE is an innovation scaling hub that matches investors with innovators and entrepreneurs to help scale up new ways to improve vaccination coverage in lower-income countries. . Leaders expect to secure at least US$ 500 million in private investment,…
The President, Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), Dr Olufemi Ogunrinde, on Wednesday, dismissed widespread beliefs that the best brains among healthcare professionals had left Nigeria to seek greener pastures abroad. Ogunrinde made the dismissal in Akure at a news conference…
…Proffer remedies for the maladies By Dennis Udo-Udoma, Uyo The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), has decried the continuous underfunding of the health sector in Nigeria in the past two decades saying, the development is responsible for…
