Health
Tinubu appoints medical directors for six federal hospitals
President Bola Tinubu has appointed six Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) for federal government-owned hospitals in Akure, Gombe, Azare, Lafiya, Maiduguri...
Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis – WHO warns
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that severe funding cuts – particularly by the United States – are...
Measles hits Katsina, Jigawa, Kebbi as Nigeria records 627 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 627 suspected measles cases across 30 states and 213...
NGO empowers 400 female drug vendors in Kano
A new health initiative supporting Women's Increased Access to Family Planning Through Pharmacies, Patent and Proprietary Medicines Vendors (SWIFT) in...
NAFDAC bans Artemether/Lumefantrine oral suspension
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discontinued the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry...
GBV: Experts push for legal, religious reforms
The Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID), Bayero University, Kano (BUK), in collaboration with the Women's Rights Advancement...
NGOs decry HIV, TB high prevalence in Benue
The Media Health and Rights (MHR) Initiative of Nigeria and the Lawyers Alert have decried high Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)...
Tinubu dedicated to health, survival of Nigerian enterprises – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has said that President Bola Tinubu was dedication to the health and survival of Nigerian enterprises....
Lassa fever kills 80 in 11 states — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across...
WHO: 400,000 children develop cancer yearly
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, said that every year, an estimated 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer....