South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a prominent anti-apartheid activist and Nobel laureate, is back in hospital due to a “stubborn infection,” his foundation said on Wednesday. “The Archbishop has been hospitalised several times over […]
The traditional ruler and Ovie of Otuo kingdom in Owan East local government of Edo state, Uzoyare J. S Ojeabuo, has appealed to Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, to commission the women and children hospital […]
International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) with support from Managing Conflicts in Northeast Nigeria (MCN) Programme being implemented by British Council in Yobe state is partnering National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to assist […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will any moment from now commission the upgraded 44 Nigerian Army reference hospital, Kaduna 10 years after work commenced on the project. The hospital was built in 1944 by the British colonial […]
The Taraba state Head of the Service (HoS) Mrs. Susan Jeremiah Nathan, has called on Nigerian nurses to retire when due and not to falsify their ages to stay in service. Mrs Susan noted this […]
First Lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has called for a renewed commitment to forge alliances that would help the ongoing efforts to end HIV. She made the call Thursday at an event to mark the 2019 […]
A consultant radiation oncologist and lecturer at the Department of Radiotherapy, University of Benin (Uniben), Dr. Oludare Adeyemi, has advised women to go for regular screening for breast cancer, adding that early detection is remedy […]
Over 150,000 children under the age of five die annually of pneumonia, with over 800,000 children mortality worldwide. Stakeholders at the workshop to commemorate the 2019 World Pneumonia and Prematurity Days organised by the Save […]
In its bid to ensure that Nigerians do not travel abroad for cardiac-related cases, Nizamiye hospital Abuja said it has successfully carried out 1,000 coronary angiogram procedures since the commencement of the service in the […]
The Anambra state Executive Director, HIV/AIDS programme, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim, has posited that the prevalent rate of AIDS in the state was dropping steadily due to awareness, education, counseling and treatment. Ibezim, while addressing some […]
Ex-director, World Health Organisation (WHO) Centre for Programme of International Medicine Monitoring, Professor Ivor Ralph Edwards, has tasked management of Nigerian universities to improve in healthcare education, learning and training of postgraduate medicine to ensure […]
Sokoto children have advocated adequate protection of their fundamental rights through the provision of quality healthcare delivery, education, improved water supply and sanitation. They made the call during the child executive council meeting held at […]
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), Dr. Gambo Aliyu has said less than 40 per cent of adolescent and young people who are the leaders of tomorrow have correct […]
At least 250 Nigerian doctors would be trained in various fields for the period of five years according to an Indian health care organisation. Speaking at a doctors forum held at the National Hospital, Abuja, […]
Ex-Chairman of Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, is suffering persecution for exposing pension thieves in high places, despite recovering N1.3 trillion from looters for Buhari administration, the family has said. According to […]
The Essential Health Network, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Ebonyi says it is collaborating with its Italian partners to provide adequate health-care services to Ebonyi indigenes and beyond. Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) […]
Precious Ebere is a Community Development Specialist with experience in technology, civic leadership and youth engagement. She is also the co-founder at dotakeaction.org otherwise known as DO. In this interview with ENE OSANG she stresses […]
As Diabetes Day is being marked globally, over 16 million Africans are currently living with diabetes with Nigeria recording the highest number of the disease, even as the figures are estimated to rise to 41 […]
The National Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 113 suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported in 12 council areas in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC said on its website […]
Ahead of World AIDS Day slated for December 1, Nigerian youth have been called upon to participate in the ‘4Youth By Youth’ (4YBY) HIV self-testing contest, aimed at closing the gap in HIV self-testing service […]
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm over the decline in the quality of healthcare delivery in the country. The NMA described Nigeria’s healthcare as a systematic failure. President of Nigeria Medical Association, […]
The national headquarters of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Tuesday, concluded the process of electing new executive members of its Kwara State chapter with the swearing of Comrade Muritala Saheed Olayinka, as […]
Over 150 residents of Kaduna on Tuesday received free genotype testing from Sickle Cell Health Promotion Centre, (SCHPC), in collaboration with Ade Adebisi Foundation and Sickle Cell SCAN. The residents who thronged the SCHPC Clinic […]
A Senior Staff Nurse, Mrs Nneka Onwudiwe, has identified long time use of oral contraceptive (birth control) and keeping multiple sex partners as likely causes of cervix cancer. Onwudiwe, a staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu […]
The two hospitals built and commissioned by ex-Imo Governor, Owelle Rochas, Okorocha on Douglas road Owerri are now new found joints for people who smoke marijuana, defecate, urinate and the homeless, despite the presence of men of […]
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