Health

The Nasarawa State Council of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has begun a five-day warning strike after the expiration of the three weeks ultimatum issued to the state government. The NMA Chairman in the state Peter Attah, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia. Attah said the decision to embark on the strike was taken at an emergency meeting of the association on Tuesday. The chairman said he […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Thursday alerted Nigerians of an unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottle drink with batch number AZ6 22:32. The Agency which also announced this on its twitter handle, @NafdacAgency, said the contaminated glass bottle drink were manufactured April 18, 2023 and has an expiry date of April 4, 2024. The agency added that the product was discovered following a consumer […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abia, has decried the high rate of drug abuse in the state. The Commander, of NDLEA in Abia, Dogo Yusuf, said this on Wednesday while commemorating the 2023 International Day Against Substance Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Yusuf said this manifested in a long line of victims awaiting admission at NDLEA’S rehabilitation centre, Aba. He lamented that NDLEA’S rehabilitation centre in Aba […]

The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, has disclosed that the Federal Government will be introducing a new anti-cancer vaccine called the Human PapillomaVirus vaccine into the national immunisation schedule in 2023 and 2024 to tackle the increasing rate of cervical, anal and oropharyngeal cancers. Shuaib disclosed these in Awka, on Wednesday, during the quarterly review meeting of the South-East […]

The University of Medical Sciences, (UNIMED), in Ondo state, has incorporated simulation training into its clinical training programme. Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Adesegun Fatusi, said that simulation training has become an integral aspect of medical training globally, hence UNIMED’s decision to incorporate it into its medical programme. Fatusi described the initiative as fundamental in the 21st century. He said the new initiative was aimed at improving patient safety and quality […]

The World Health Organization has revealed that at least 557 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been detected across 21 states in Nigeria. According to the organization, the death toll has also risen to 73 with a case-fatality ratio of 13 per cent. In December 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention was notified of suspected diphtheria outbreaks in Kano and Lagos States. Diphtheria is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable […]

Enugu State government will today, hand over the State Medical Diagnostic Centre to the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA. This will mark the commencement of the first phase of the NSIA’s healthcare expansion in collaboration with the agency and the State government. Governor Ugwuanyi will perform the transfer of the health facility to NSIA, as well as launch the Systems. The systems will provide the medical diagnostic equipment required for […]

The Federal Government has revealed that an estimated 55 million cases of malaria and nearly 90,000 malaria deaths occur each year in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire disclosed this in commemoration of this years World Malaria Day. Ehanire noted that despite efforts by the government and its partners to combat the effects of malaria in the country, the country still accounts for 27 per cent of global malaria cases […]

The Federal Government has said the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is expected to be in the country by April 2024. This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who spoke at a press briefing in commemoration of World Malaria Day on Tuesday. Ehanire said Nigeria has applied for the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in the third application widow for the vaccine which ended April 18, 2023. This is coming after […]