Health

Cervical Cancer: Oncologist advises yearly screening

November 7, 2023 0

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

November 3, 2023 0

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

November 3, 2023 0

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

October 27, 2023 0

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

October 19, 2023 1

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

October 18, 2023 0

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

October 16, 2023 0

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has launched a groundbreaking research project on Mpox formerly known as...

Enugu Govt partners with UNN on quality healthcare

October 13, 2023 0

The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency says it will partner Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria...

Routine checks kill cancer – MWAN President

October 9, 2023 0

By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha The President, Anambra State chapter, Medical Women Association of Nigeria, MWAN, Dr Amaka Onubogu, weekend, called...

Mechanism in place to prevent diphtheria outbreak – Edo agency

October 4, 2023 0

Edo Primary Health Care Development Agency (EDSPHCDA) says the state government has put measures in place to prevent the spread...

Nigeria activates public health criteria as it documents 13,204 diphtheria cases in 19 states

October 3, 2023 0

Nigeria has recorded 13,204 suspected diphtheria cases in the current outbreak as of Tuesday. “As of Oct. 3, there has...

Family Planning: Facilities donating contraceptives in Ebonyi have increased — UNFPA

September 29, 2023 0

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says facilities offering services/commodities for modern contraceptives in Ebonyi have increased to 98 per...

Between immune response and oral health in HIV diagnosis

September 29, 2023 0

Oral health is one the most important aspects of healthcare. Many sicknesses’ symptoms show on the oral region, including the...

Family Planning: Cross River vows to bridge funding gap

September 29, 2023 0

The Government of Cross River, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), pledged to bridge the state’s funding...

WHO releases $16m to fight cholera, says Director-General

September 29, 2023 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera....

Everyone is a stakeholder in the fight against HIV/AIDS says Executive Secretary ASPHCDA

September 28, 2023 0

By Nnedinma Okeke The Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), Pharm Chisom Uchem has noted that caregivers,...