•Pharmacy Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector is confronting two converging crises that industry leaders believe now demand immediate national attention. While thousands of trained pharmacists continue to leave the country, widespread substance abuse is exposing persistent weaknesses in medicine regulation, drug distribution and healthcare governa...
•Doctors’ strike Healthcare services at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) remained disrupted as the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) continued its industrial action, which entered its eighth day today. The strike, initiated in compliance with a directive from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), comes aft...
•Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it will use the Diaspora Health Impact Initiative (DHII) 2026 to help fix healthcare in Nigeria through a vast reservoir of expertise of over 50,000 Nigerian doctors and thousands more nurses, pharmacists and public health specialists scattered ...
•Lassa fever Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 229 lives this year, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, confirming a fresh spike in infections as 25 new cases were recorded in one week across five states. The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 28 showed that confirmed cases rose ...
•Doctors No fewer than 20,966 Nigerian health workers relocated abroad within one year, official figures have revealed. The mass exodus includes 3,919 doctors, 7,487 nurses and midwives, 6,861 medical laboratory professionals, 702 pharmacists, 658 physiotherapists and hundreds of other specialists, according to the State of Health of the Natio...
Water is essential for almost every bodily function, from regulating temperature to keeping your organs working properly. Yet many people don’t realise they’re dehydrated until the signs become obvious. If you’ve been feeling ‘off’ lately, your body may simply be asking for more water. The amount of water you need depends on factors such as [&...
Child health experts have cautioned parents against bathing babies and children with cold water, especially during the rainy season, warning that the practice could expose them to hypothermia and increase their risk of infections. They emphasised that keeping babies warm, especially during bathing, remains a simple but critical step in prevent...
•Cat and dog The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed an outbreak of rabies in the territory following the deaths of two residents from infected dog bites, prompting authorities to urge residents to vaccinate their dogs and cats and avoid contact with stray animals. The Director of Veterinary Services, Agriculture and ...
Few foods have sparked as much debate as the egg. It sits in nearly every kitchen in the world, cheap and versatile, yet it has spent decades on trial. One generation was told to eat it every morning for strength. The next was warned that it would clog their arteries and shorten their lives. Health […]
•Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has raised fresh alarm over the worsening Lassa fever outbreak after the disease claimed 221 lives in six months, with new infections increasing steadily for three consecutive weeks and the fatality rate remaining significantly higher than last year’s level. The latest e...
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