An America-based Family Medicine Specialist, Dr Nosa Aigbe-Lebarty, says it is necessary to get both Nigerians within and outside the country to invest in the country’s health care system, to promote healthy living for all. Aigbe-Lebarty, who is currently building…
Dr Felix Simango is accused of mistakenly cutting the intestines of late Kudzai Gweme who was giving birth through a C-section at the hospital he works at. In what will come across as a really startling development, a Zimbabwean doctor…
An NGO, MITEDA Wellness Initiative, has given free medical tests and treatments to 1,124 residents of Ikaram Akoko in Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State and environs. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MITEDA Wellness Initiative,…
As Nigerians celebrate the yuletide, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has heightened surveillance over its epidemiological situation, with increased focus on key diseases such as Cholera, Ebola, Monkeypox, meningitis, measles and COVID-19. Accordingly, the Epidemiological Division of the Public…
Parents have been advised to take precautions and protect their children from the harsh harmattan weather. An Osun-based physician, Dr Olagunju Bamidele gave this advise in a chat with newsmen on Monday in Osogbo. Olagunju, who noted that the harmattan…
The Medical Director,Federal Medical Centre(FMC), Umuahia, Prof. Azubuike Onyebuchi, has expressed profound gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for the huge investment in infrastructure development in the hospital. Onyebuchi made the remark during the end-of-year get-together and thanksgiving prayer session organised…
The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) has urged the Federal Government to support medical practitioners affected by the recent flood disaster in the country. Its President and Secretary, Dr Kayode Adesola and Dr Ned Okoro, respectively made the…
The Management of Kaduna State University has approved the appointment of Dr Musa Kana as the new Director of its Institute of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi Campus. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Adamu Bargo, who made this known…
Mrs Olanike Awoyefa, the Ward Supervisor, Ifelodun Health Centre, Ife East Local Government Area of Osun, said the council has vaccinated 10,500 children against Polio. Awoyefa made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, in Ile-Ife. She said…
A non-governmental organisation — Challenged Parenthood Initiative — has expressed concern about what it describes as poor response to COVID-19 vaccination by the residents of Kogi. The Executive Director of the organisation, Mrs Eunice Abimbola, expressed the concern in Lokoja…
