•Heart attack As Nigerians celebrate during the festive season, medical experts have cautioned against excessive eating during and after the yuletide. They explained that overeating can trigger discomfort in individuals and worsen long-term health conditions, especially among people with underlying illnesses. The experts, who spoke exclusively...
•Nurses No fewer than 16,156 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives have been licensed to practise in the United Kingdom between 2017 and September 30, 2025. This figure is based on the latest data from the UK’s Nursing and Midwifery Council register, obtained exclusively by our correspondent yesterday, reports The PUNCH. The figure highlights a...
•Health minister, Prof. Ali Pate The federal government, alongside other stakeholders in the health sector yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the National Electronic Pharmacy Policy (NEPP) and Strategic Implementation Plan to further transform the health sector. Speaking during the event, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Pro...
•Professor Martins Emeje Nigeria’s Professor Martins Emeje, Director-General of the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency, has been appointed co-chairman of the WHO’S newly established Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (STAG-TM). Professor Emeje was appointed alongside Dr Susan ...
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has opened a new dermatology centre aimed at improving the diagnosis, treatment, and research of skin diseases in Nigeria and across West Africa. The facility, located at the LUTH Yaba annex, was commissioned recently and is expected to address long-standing gaps in dermatology care, training, and ...
The Ekiti State Government has sacked a surgeon, who was accused of removing the kidney of a patient without their prior consent at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH). This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Commissioner for Health, Oyebanji Filani. It also recommended that all membe...
Public secondary health facilities in Lagos State are gearing up to implement the mandatory social health insurance policy, following a strategic meeting between the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) and Medical Directors of General Hospitals. The meeting, held on Tuesday at Ikeja, focused on accelerating implementation of Governor...
•Late Mrs Akubo Lovelyn John The family of Mrs Akubo Lovelyn John and the management of Gynescope Specialist Hospital, Lagos are now at loggerheads over the death of the woman some hours after giving birth at the health facility. The John Family is accusing the medical personnel in the hospital of negligent in the handling […]
•Lead poisoning As government-led blood-lead screening continues in Ogijo, environmental expert Abayomi Ladapo has urged the government to move swiftly into the most crucial phase of the response with full-scale environmental remediation and long-term exposure prevention. Ladapo disclosed that while screening is essential, it does not stop ong...
•Burnt parts of the hospital A late afternoon fire destroyed several offices and service rooms at the Rogo General Hospital in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, causing panic among workers and patients. The Kano State Fire Service said it received a distress call at about 2:36 pm on Thursday from one Abdullahi Ahmad […]
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