Health

NCDs fast outpacing communicable 7777 diseases – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, said that Non-communicable Diseases are fast outpacing communicable 7777…

3 years ago

Nigeria, World Bank plan $30m vaccine plant – Osinbajo

Nigeria and the World Bank are collaborating to raise $30 million to finance a vaccine plant. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…

3 years ago

Lagos targets 3m residents for health insurance

The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) says it plans to enrol no fewer than three million residents into the…

3 years ago

Nigerian men think it’s un-African to do family planning

Nigerian men have indicated that they will not go for vasectomy, a medical procedure for family planning purposes in men.…

3 years ago

NPHCDA receives 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has received 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX facility, as…

3 years ago

NAFDAC closes 4 yoghurt production companies

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) office in Kaduna State has closed four illegal facilities engaged in…

3 years ago

WHO endorses first malaria vaccine for children

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine for the decades-long battle against…

3 years ago

Patients heave sigh of relief as Resident Doctors resume work

Resident Doctors in tertiary hospitals have resumed work in some states of the North-West on Wednesday in compliance with the…

3 years ago

KADMAM: 78.5% of PHCs in Kaduna have no ambulance

The Kaduna Maternal Accountability Mechanism (KADMAM) says inadequacy of ambulances and dearth of health personnel were the major challenges hampering…

3 years ago

Nestle inaugurates hygiene facilities in Abaji schools

Nestle Nigeria Plc has inaugurated hygiene facilities in some schools in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, as…

3 years ago

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