Navy offers free medical services to 2,000 residents in Calabar
The Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar, on Tuesday offered free medical services to no fewer than 2,000 residents in Calabar,...
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Accreditation: NCDC inspects UNIZIK Molecular Research Laboratory
An accreditation team from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has visited the Nnewi Campus of Nnamdi Azikiwe University...
Monkeypox: Nigeria reports six cases, one death in May 2022
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on Monkeypox, said the country recorded six cases and...
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves two herbal drugs for clinical trial
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has approved two herbal drugs to undergo...
Measles kills 14 children in Anambra
The Anambra Government has confirmed the death of 14 children from measles outbreak in nine local government areas of the...
Psychiatrist emphasises adequate sleep to avert mental health condition
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Jibril Abdulmalik, on Monday,emphasised the need for adequate sleep and rest to reduce the risk of...
Nutritionist advises regular intake of tea to reduce risk of chronic diseases
A nutritionist, Ms Uju Onuorah, says regular intake of teas may help to reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases....
WHO raises alarm as monkeypox spreads to Italy, Sweden
Italy and Sweden became the latest countries on Thursday to report cases of the rare disease, monkeypox, with Britain, Spain,...
Cholera kills 7 children in C/River, says DG
Dr Janet Ekpenyong, Director General (D-G), Cross River Primary Healthcare Care Agency, has confirmed the death of seven children from...
Stress can trigger diabetes says nutritionist
A nutritionist, Ms Abigail Akintola, said on Tuesday in Jos that stress could trigger diabetes in an individual. Akintola made...
Desist from adding chemicals to food, NAFDAC warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again warned Nigerians to desist from the habit...
Life expectancy in ECOWAS countries ranges from 54.7 to 73 years in 2019 – WAHO
The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), says that Life expectancy in ECOWAS member countries is estimated to range from 54.7...
LASUTH launches new dialysis unit to improve kidney disease treatment
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it has launcheda new Dialysis Unit to improve health outcomes for patients...
NCDC investigating Monkeypox case in UK with connection to Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it is investigating the incident of Monkeypox with a connection to Nigeria...
Australian researchers make breakthrough in rare blood cancer treatment
South Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in overcoming drug resistance in patients with rare blood cancer. In a study...
WHO confirms 3rd Ebola case in northwest Congo
Health authorities have confirmed a third Ebola case in the city of Mbandaka in the northwest Democratic Republic of the...
Edo health agency postpones oral polio vaccination
The Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ESPHCDA), has postponed the second round of oral polio vaccination for children...
Hope rises for Nigerians as hospital rolls out free open-heart surgery in Anambra
By Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka A newly established hospital in Anambra State, Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial Hospital, has given hope to Nigerians...
World Immunisation Week: Enugu Govt. embarks on massive awareness creation on vaccination
The Enugu State Government says it has commenced massive sensitisation and awareness of residents of the state on numerous benefits...
ExxonMobil Foundation renews commitment to end malaria in Nigeria
ExxonMobil Foundation, in collaboration with ExxonMobil affiliate companies and other orgnisations have renewed their commitments to end malaria in the...
