The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), has appealed to Kaduna State Government to bring medical services closer to communities. The Kaduna State Coordinator of the group, Bala Samaila, made the appeal in an interview with the…
The timely Strategic and aggressive approach put up by the FG during the novel COVID-19 pandemic since year 2020 is today been counted as successful giant strides that has positively impacted on the lives of inmates in Nigerian Correctional Centers. …
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again cautioned Nigerians against the use of hand sanitizers especially Nutricional S, de R, L De C.V containing methanol. The warning is contained in a public alert with…
Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday. “Africa has just marked the continent’s…
Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Leprosy and Tuberculosis (BACATMA), says it has targeted 1.5 million children for the 2021 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign. Mr Umar Babuga, Director, Malaria control in the agency, stated this in…
The Kaduna State Government on Thursday, says it conducted free hydrocelectomy surgeries on 541 residents under the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programme. Malam Umar Salisu, the Deputy Programme Manager, Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP), disclosed this in an interview…
A Consultant Family Physician and Dermatologist, Dr Wey George, on Thursday advised Nigerians against skin bleaching. George said that skin bleaching had health hazards. The medical expert spoke to newsmen in Minna. “You don’t need to bleach your skin because…
Dr Nathaniel Adewole, a Consultant Gynaecologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, has advised women with fibroids not to be afraid of operation as the procedure is safe. Adewole gave the advice in an interview with the Newsmen…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Acall has gone to every adult on the need for precautions and management of hypertension which is a leading non-communicable cardiovascular disease that causes untimely death on a global scale. The Commissioner for Health in Ogun State,…
Akinlabi Afolabi, Ibadan The Oyo State Government says 90,000 people have so far received Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in the state. This was revealed during a sensitization programme on COVID-19 vaccine safety for religious leaders organised by the Interfaith Dialogue Forum…
