Industry Leaders in the pharmaceutical sector have called for strengthened hospital and administrative pharmacy systems to improve efficient and safe drug delivery across public health facilities in Lagos State. The call was made at a two-day summit for Heads of Pharmacy Units in the Lagos State Public Service held between Wednesday March 25 a...
•Mpox vaccine Nigeria’s ambitious 2030 immunisation targets are under threat as a massive funding gap and sluggish budget releases leave millions of children at risk. While the federal government has increased its budgetary commitment, raising the vaccine allocation from ₦137 billion in 2024 to ₦231.7 billion in 2025, the actual disbursement o...
•Protesters Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations are protesting at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The protest is against the proposed health sector regulatory bill, which is before the National Assembly, reports Channels TV. The protesting health workers are against the bill...
A controversy has arisen over the sugar content in a Chivita beverage after governance expert Joe Abah voiced worries about the quantity of sugar in a commonly served fruit drink in-flight. Abah drew attention to the 125ml Chivita Happy Hour drink, claiming it contains almost five sugar cubes, reports Daily Independent. He urged the National [...
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that there is an exponential rise in the cases of cerebral Meningitis being recorded in the northern part of the country presently. Health experts are warning that current vaccines do not fully protect against the dominant Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C strain spreading rapidly, rep...
•Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State (R) Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has approved the recruitment of over 700 medical and non-medical personnel in a major initiative to strengthen healthcare delivery across Delta State. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, announced the development at a press conference in Asaba, the ...
For 39-year-old Ms. Chioma Ifeanyi, tuberculosis was not just a disease of the lungs; it was a test of resilience against stigma. “When people hear tuberculosis, they immediately think you are contagious forever. Some neighbours stopped visiting me when they heard about my diagnosis,” Chioma said. Chioma, a mother of three, who lives in Kubwa,...
•Nurses Two nurses have been arrested in connection with the death of two young sisters following an alleged drug misapplication at the General Hospital in Zuru, Kebbi State. The victims, aged six and three, reportedly died on March 18, under circumstances linked to suspected negligence during treatment at the facility, reports Channels TV. Th...
•Jehovah’s Witnesses and bags of blood Jehovah’s Witnesses have announced a major clarification on blood transfusions, giving members the right to choose whether their own blood can be used during surgery or other procedures. The move maintains the ban on transfusions of another person’s blood but allows individual discretion in life-sav...
Nigeria has marked a significant milestone in its fight against HIV receiving 11,520 doses of lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting injectable drug. This innovative treatment is expected to revolutionise HIV prevention and accelerate the nation’s progress toward eliminating the disease by 2030, reports Daily Independent. Officially taking ...
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