NAFDAC recalls Deekins Amoxycillin batch due to adverse reactions
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has announced a recall of one batch of Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg Capsules.
The affected batch,...
Nigerian firm gets WHO approval for HIV test kit packaging
Codix Group, a subsidiary of Colexa Biosensor Ltd, has received approval from the World Health Organisation to package a WHO Prequalified Rapid Diagnostic Test...
Cervical Cancer: FG begins HPV vaccination in N’Central schools
In a bid to reduce the mortality rate of women in the North Central Zeo-political zone of the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria...
Malnutrition: MSF raises alarm over looming deadlier catastrophe in 2025
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders has raised alarm about the possibility of an escalating malnutrition crisis in northern Nigeria in 2025.
Dr....
Experts link poor maternal health to low family planning uptake
Medical experts said high fertility rates and low family planning uptake contribute to poor maternal and child health outcomes and exacerbate rapid population growth.
The...
FCT places 61,384 on HIV/AIDS treatment
The Federal Capital Territory has successfully placed 61,384 people living with HIV/AIDS on treatment.
Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, FCT Administration, Dr Adedolapo...
Over 50,000 living with HIV AIDs in Kogi – KOSACA
The Acting Executive Secretary of the Kogi State Agency for the Control of AIDS (KOSACA), Ibrahim Anate, disclosed this in commemoration of the 2024...
NAFDAC mops up fake malaria drug
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has alerted the public to the circulation of counterfeit Combiart Dispersible Tablet 20/120mg in...
Nigerians urge NAFDAC to probe viral ‘organic weight gain pap’ for babies
Nigerians have expressed concern over a weight gain pap for babies being sold by a TikTok user, urging the National Agency for Food and...
30,350 receiving HIV/AIDS treatment in Ogun — Commissioner
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, said on Monday that approximately 30,350 people are currently receiving HIV/AIDS treatment in the state,...
Family seeks help for eight-year-old son battling cancer
A woman identified as Arinola has sought financial help for her eight-year-old son, David Mofopeoluwa, who has been suffering from Stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer...
Cholera kills 25 in Sokoto, 15 hospitalised
No fewer than 25 persons have been confirmed dead as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak, otherwise known as Cholera, in three Local Government...
Cholera kills 25 in Sokoto, 15 hospitalised
No fewer than 25 persons have been confirmed dead as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak, otherwise known as Cholera, in three Local Government...
Expert debunks claims linking frequent sex to prostate cancer prevention
A Consultant Urologist, Dr Odezi Otobo, has stated that there is no medical or urological evidence that constant sexual intercourse and ejaculation reduces a...
Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox test
The African Union’s health watchdog announced on Thursday that it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, describing it as a “major milestone” in...
Africa’s diabetes cases may surge to 54 million, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr MatshidisoMoeti stated on Thursday that the number of people living with diabetes in the African...
We get more dead bodies than patients, can’t pay minimum wage – Medical Practitioners
The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners, ANPMP, says private hospitals in Nigeria are folding up due to the ravaging economic downturn.
It also revealed...
Nigeria, eight others get 899,000 Mpox vaccine
The Access and Allocation Mechanism for Mpox has allocated an initial 899,000 vaccine doses to nine countries, including Nigeria, across the African region, which...
Kano gov begs doctors to suspend strike
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its strike action, warning that it could endanger the lives...
China releases guidelines for obesity diagnosis, treatment
China’s National Health Commission has released its first set of guidelines to standardise the diagnosis and treatment of obesity.
Over the past years, China has...