The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday in Abuja advised on its members to embrace the nation’s health insurance scheme, saying its benefits are enormous. The NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, gave the advice when he led other members on…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the lack of access to healthcare is the main factor contributing to high maternal, infant and under five mortality in the country. The latest United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report titled “Situation…
The Bauchi State Government says it has recorded 16 Lassa fever deaths and 130 confirmed infections in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Mr Sabi’u Gwalabe disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of State Executive Council (SEC)…
Malawi on Tuesday received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. The recent outbreak has killed over 200 people since the country reported the first case…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has extolled the virtues of a renowned Psychiatrist, Prof. Oye Gureje, as he celebrated his 70th birthday and retirement from service. Fashola spoke on Thursday in Ibadan at a valedictory programme…
The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Chief Adebayo Lawal, says qualitative healthcare delivery remains a priority to the administration of Gov. Seyi Makinde. Lawal made this known on Thursday while flagging off the Measles vaccination exercise in the state. The exercise…
The Stroke Action, an NGO, says there is need for raised awareness on the signs and symptoms of strokes as well as timely access to quality stroke treatment. According to it, this has become necessary as stroke is no longer…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has stressed the need to create awareness to help in the prevention and early detection of breast cancer in the country, especially for men and women in the workplace. Speaking during a one-day Breast…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued an alert of the Sudan strain Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Uganda. Officially declared on 20th September, the Uganda Ministry of Health reported 128 cases and 34 deaths as…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has refuted claims that children in Nigeria were being administered a vaccine that contains 40 per cent mercury which was prescribed by foreign organisations. The agency made this known in…
