The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria needs to spend the next two to three years building its immunisation infrastructure to enable the country to access and administer the WHO announced malaria vaccine. Peter Hawkins, the UNICEF Nigeria Representative, said…
Some health experts have argued that the COVID-19 pandemic has rewritten some public health rules in Nigeria. They opined that the country’s health facilities and medical equipment especially in the rural areas, were not adequate to curtail the spread of…
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), has advised Nigerians to cultivate the habit of daily intake of eggs to boost immune system and ensure better vision. The PAN Chairman, Alimosho Zone, Lagos State, Mr Oluwole Fayefunmi, said this in an…
A Nutritionist, Dr Bose Makanjuola, says eating an egg a day can reduce one’s chances of developing heart disease and stroke. Makanjuola, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, made the assertion in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved widespread use of Mosquirix vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has assented the Drugs and Health Commodities Management Agency Bill. The governor said the law was introduced to provide a strong legal basis for the establishment of the Ekiti State Drugs and Health Commodities…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has implored consumers to stop using Miss Slim dietary supplement products. The agency gave the caution in a public alert with number 032/2021, issued by the Director General, Prof.…
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have suspended their threat to shutdown healthcare services in the country. The unions had earlier threatened to disrupt normal services in hospitals and other healthcare facilities across…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says that 2,791 persons have died of cholera across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the beginning of 2021. Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, told the newsmen in Abuja that a…
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta AConsultant Cardiologist with Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) Sagamu, Dr Francisca Olufunmilayo Inofomoh has urged Nigerians to do away with smoking, eating of junk food saying that these were among foremost poor healthy habits predisposing…
