NACA seeks increased demand for HIV services
The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Gambo Aliyu, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to demand HIV testing, prevention, treatment...
FG partners foundation on healthcare programme
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved three initiatives, including a programme centered on improving population health outcomes and the presidential initiative to unlock the...
HPV vaccine safe, minister assures Nigerians
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, has assured Nigerians that the human papillomavirus vaccine, which was rolled out...
Scientists uncover how cancer cells resist common chemotherapy
Scientists from the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology Sydney have revealed how cancer cells circumvent a common cancer therapy.
The...
Minister seeks stringent laws to check quackery in health sector
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has called for stringent laws to address quackery in the health sector.
Sununu made the call on Tuesday in Abuja,...
FG introduces HPV vaccine into routine immunisation
The Federal Government on Tuesday introduced the Human Papillomavirus vaccine into the routine immunisation system.
The vaccination targets over seven million girls, which is the...
Ogun commissioner urges parents to embrace child immunisation
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Monday, emphasised the need for parents and guardians to ensure that their children are...
Resident doctors lament staff shortage at FMC Abeokuta
The Association of Resident Doctors at Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has called for urgent action to address the serious shortage of medical...
NCS auto crash: Kwara to pay medical bills of victims
The Kwara State Government has said that it will pay the medical bills of the seven victims of the Nigerian Correctional Service Vehicle accident...
FGM: Why Nigeria women must save their children from circumcision
Even though Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, is recognised worldwide as a fundamental violation of the human rights of girls and women, communities in Nigeria...
Why states must lead HIV response – NACA DG
The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Gambo Aliyu, on Wednesday, challenged every state in the country to...
Ogun raises concerns over rising blindness among factory workers
The Ogun State government has called on factories operating in the state to ensure that their workers are provided with proper kits, including protective...
Private Hospital Shut Down For Transfusing Unscreened Blood To Patients
A private hospital located at Ago-Okota in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Laos State has been closed for allegedly collecting and transfusing unscreened and...
LASUTH-delivered conjoined twins die
A set of conjoined twins, delivered by medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, are dead.
Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo...
What you never knew about breast cancer
In a global effort to raise awareness on breast cancer, the World Health Organisation in 2015 designated October as Pink Month.
Pink Month is a...
Diphtheria kills 600 in 19 states, NPHCDA recommends face mask
The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, on Wednesday, said 19 states and the...
Life first, don’t demand police report to save life – Health Minister Pate charges...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has urged hospitals across the nation to put saving lifes first before any...
No cause for alarm over HPV vaccine – Ogun healthcare boss
The Executive Secretary of Ogun State Primary Health Care Board, Dr Elijah Ogunsola, has called on residents of the state to support the successful...
Pate to priorities strengthening health sector
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, has said that strengthening health sector governance, and institutions, and ensuring efficient, resilient...
Experts call for robust implementation of Mental Health Act
Mental health experts have called on Federal Government to ensure proper implementation of the Mental Health Act in Nigeria.
The call was made as today...