•Doctors during a protest The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has extended the ultimatum earlier issued to the federal government to address all pending issues by six more weeks. MDCAN made this known in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State yesterday. [&hell...
•Dr Chimezie Okwuonu The Immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abia State chapter, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu, is one of the only two Africans selected for the Emerging Leaders Programme by the International Society of Nephrology. The Abia-born kidney expert confirmed the selection in a chat with our correspondent, describi...
Federal Ministry of Health has launched a newly developed toolkit that would, expectedly, herald improved quality of Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) services across health care facilities managing pediatric HIV. The toolkit which was developed by Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (EGPAF) was launched in Abuja, by the National Coordinator...
In Nigeria, falling sick can be challenging in normal times but seeking treatment is currently a double blow as the financial implication has become increasingly unbearable for many Nigerians. The cost of basic drugs, such as antibiotics, analgesics, anti-diabetics, and key medications for chronic conditions, has doubled, tripled, or even quad...
No fewer than 227 deaths and 1,270 confirmed cases of Lassa fever were recorded in Nigeria from 28 states in 2023, Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has disclosed. Meanwhile, in response to the rapidly increasing cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria, NCDC through the National Lassa Fever Technical Working Group [...
•Unwashed water storage Mrs Nene Bristol has lived in the same compound for over 11 years. She moved to the house when she married her husband in January 2013. The compound located in the Ada George area of River State, houses six flats and two bedrooms. The Bristols live in the two-bedroom apartment and share […]
The Cross River State Ministry of Health has raised the alarm over an outbreak of Lassa fever, which has already claimed one life in the Ejah Community of Osupong Ward 1, Obubra Local Government Area of the state. In a statement signed by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Egbe Ayuk, and made available to newsmen […]
•Dr Otiko The United States of America (USA) based Nigerian Medical Doctor, Christopher Ayo Otiko, who discovered the drug called TETRACYTE for the treatment of diabetic ulcer, has revealed how many years it took him to produce the drug. According to him, it took him between the years 2008 and 2016 for the process of […]
•Plantain chips The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned residents to be cautious against the purchase of fried plantains, popularly known as “Plantain Chips,” amid unwholesome practices in the processing and frying for sale. The warning is coming after a viral online picture posted by an eyewitness shows a “plantain chi...
•Mohammed Muazu The Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has raised the alarm over proliferation of ladies allegedly infected with HIV/AIDS roaming the streets of Gombe, the capital city, with the sole aim of infecting unsuspecting men. The Command warned men who patronise cheap ladies and young girls to ...
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