World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on all countries and partners to increase access to life-saving Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent the scourge of cervical cancer. Though highly preventable and treatable, cervical cancer is the second most common cause…
Abimbola Abatta Renowned virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has cited years of blatant neglect as reason for the poor health care delivery in Nigeria. Professor Tomori disclosed this on Monday while speaking with Nigerian NewsDirect. Speaking on where Nigeria got it…
Abimbola Abatta … Harps on legislation for political leaders to utilise home brand The Federal Government has been charged on the need to adopt a holistic approach to revamp the deteriorating health sector. The government was equally tasked to implement…
… Replaces Barkindo as Secretary General The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, says there are opportunities that may guarantee further increase in output. The group met on Monday to discuss the appointment of a new Secretary General to succeed…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has dispelled the insinuation that 40 percent of the registered brands (not actives) of pesticide products used in Nigeria are either banned or restricted for use by EU, thereby…
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has commended the immense commitment and support by stakeholders, especially Local Council Chairmen, and State Primary Healthcare Development Agency for the state’s occupation of the second position in vaccine coverage in the country. In a…
Dr Gabriel Adakole, Public Expert, based in the FCT, says with the new COVID-19 Omicron variant on the rise in the country, there’s no better time for Nigerians to invest in an N95 mask. Adakole said on Friday in Abuja,…
Nigeria on Thursday logged 1,139 additional COVID-19 infections as total jumped to 241,513 confirmed cases in the 36 states and the FCT. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday morning, via its website, said that the new cases…
ACOVID “tsunami” threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant dampened New Year celebrations around the world once again. Governments are walking a tightrope between anti-virus restrictions and the need to…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA) on Wednesday released its COVID-19 vaccination campaign statistics on the most and least vaccinated states in the country. According to the health agency’s latest update, Nasarawa made the most of the vaccination…
