Amarachi Okeh A Consultant Endocrinologist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Oluwarotimi Olopade has urged Nigerians to pay better attention to their bodies and seek medical intervention when they…
Oluwatobiloba Jaiyeola The World Health Organisation has revealed that globally, noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and lung disease now exceed infectious diseases as the top killers. The…
The Benue State Coordinator, National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Christopher Okoh, says that 41,306 vulnerable persons have been covered by health insurance in the state. Okoh said this on Thursday…
Ikenna Obianeri Members of the Onitsha Drugs Dealers Association in Anambra State have insisted that the Drugs Market in Onitsha Bridgehead, is not a “dumping site” where fake drugs and…
The National Peace Commission, NPC, has recalled that only 34.75 percent of Nigerians voted in 2019, warning that if the situation persists in the 2023 polls, it would further undermine…
Health & Food
Why global leaders must give more attention to health of women, children, others – Report
Global leaders must act now to reverse cuts to vital health services for women, children and adolescents caused by COVID-19, conflict and climate change. Decades of global effort to improve…
Chima Azubuike No fewer than 10 persons have reportedly died from cholera infection in Gombe, since June 2022, with 236 suspected cases. Addressing Journalists at the Public Health Emergency Operations…
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board on Wednesday urged journalists in the state to promote salient issues on Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) in the state. The…
Alhaji Sani Umar-Jabbi, the District Head of Gagi in Sokoto South Local Government Area, has called on Nigerians to embrace family planning to control the surging population. Umar-Jabbi made the…
The Government has enrolled 200 sickle cell patients in the Bauchi State Health Contributory Management Agency under the scheme’s vulnerable programme component. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Mansur…