Ebonyi, others provide free high-impact intervention to newborn, pregnant women
The Ebonyi Government, through the Better Health For Rural Women, Children and Internally-Displaced Persons Foundation (BERWO), provides a high cost-effective...
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Doctors seek periodic hormonal tests for prostate, menopause
Medical doctors have advised men from age 40 and above to undergo hormonal test for prostate enlargement and women to...
Pneumonia, malaria, diarrhea, main causes of infant mortality — Expert
A medical expert, Dr Ogenetega Idaboh, has said that pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea are the leading causes of death among...
Nigeria files 590,000 new TB cases yearly – Public Health physician
Nigeria records about 590,000 new cases of Tuberculosis yearly, Prof. Sunday Aderibigbe, a Public Health Physician at the Department of...
NAFDAC warns Nigerians to fake injection in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch...
NAFDAC seeks partnership with security agencies to rid S/East of sub-standard drugs
NAFDAC on Monday in Enugu sought the partnership of security agencies to rid the Southeast geopolitical zone of sub-standard, unwholesome...
Enugu Govt. introduces HPV vaccine into regular immunisation
The Enugu State Government has introduced Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination intoroutine immunisation in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the...
Social innovation identifies concept to achieve safe goal, accessible healthcare
By Our Reporter National crowdsourcing innovation is set to open on 21st November, 2023 with a focus on social innovations...
Insufficient breastfeeding increases threat of diabetes in children – Endocrinologist
A Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr Bolanle Okunowo, says inadequate or absence of breastfeeding with excessive use of artificial milk increases the...
Abia state initiates deworming for 60,000 schoolchildren
The Wife of Abia Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, on Tuesday launched an In-School Deworming Programme targetted at 60,000 school children...
Enugu vaccinates 220,000 girls against HPV, records 66 percent success rate
Enugu State vaccinated 220,000 girls against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) between Oct. 24 and Oct. 29, recording a 66 per...
2.3m children receive polio vaccine in Anambra – Commissioner
The Anambra State Government says 2.3 million children, under the age of 0-59 months, received Polio vaccines in the first...
Many Nigerians still at risk of malaria — Group
The Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium, Dr James Tibenderana, says Nigeria hasmade huge progress in reducing malaria prevalence but a...
Cervical Cancer: Oncologist advises yearly screening
Dr Adediran Ademola, an Oncologist, has urged women of reproductive age to go for cervical cancer screening yearly to know...
NAFDAC advises nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has advised nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding to improve the...
Diet, lifestyle key to management of erectile dysfunction – Gynecologist
A consultant Gynaecologist, Dr Ayodele Ademola, has advised people with erectile dysfunction to be more conscious of what they eat,...
Foundation educates students on early detection, prevention of breast cancer
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Femi and Dupe Kayode Foundation (FDKF), on Friday in Ibadan sensitised students to the importance of...
Nigeria can lessen cervical cancer prevalence by 98% — Radiation Oncologist
Dr Kwis Samuel, a Radiation and Clinical Oncologist at Asi Ukpo Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Calabar, says Nigeria can reduce cervical...
NOA, UNICEF mobilises traditional, religious leaders on threats of HPV, diphtheria
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and UNICEF have called on traditional and religous leaders in Kaduna Central Senatorial District ro...
NCDC launches research on Monkey Pox
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has launched a groundbreaking research project on Mpox formerly known as...
