A cholera epidemic at a camp for Sudanese refugees in neighbouring Chad has killed 68 people since it broke out in late July, the Chadian Health ministry told AFP on Tuesday. Chad is home to more than 850,000 Sudanese Read more…
Category: HEALTH & NATIVE REMEDIES
Workers of the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, in Cross River State, have clashed with the hospital’s acting Chief Medical Director (CMD), Theophilus Osim, for allegedly flouting a directive by the Health ministry on the appointment of a substantive CMD. The Read more…
The Rivers State Interprofessional Anti-Quackery Committee has sealed six substandard Health facilities across the state, and arrested two suspects for alleged quackery and related offences while some others were summoned for disciplinary action. In a statement signed by Hope Read more…
Nigeria has begun reviewing its public Health laws to tackle barriers hindering data sharing and strengthen surveillance systems needed to respond effectively to emerging Health threats. The effort, led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in Read more…
The Nigerian government has been tasked to take a precautionary look at the growing negative impact of industrial animal farming on the country’s food systems, environment, public health, and agricultural sovereignty. The latest alarm follows the impending establishment of six Read more…
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 486 medicine premises in Niger State for various regulatory infractions, including operating without licenses, engaging unqualified personnel, and unauthorized sale of controlled drugs. The Head of Enforcement at the PCN headquarters, Read more…
A high-level delegation from the National Assembly Committee on Basic Healthcare Services, led by Chairman Amos Gwamna Magaji, on Wednesday visited Katsina State to oversee the implementation of basic healthcare services in the state. The committee’s visit aimed to Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 in federal hospitals across Nigeria. The announcement was made on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Information, Daniel Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis from the current ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 in federal hospitals across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Information, Daniel Bwala, disclosed this on Read more…
In a heartbreaking tragedy that has plunged a family into mourning and sent shockwaves across the Hotoron Yan Dodo community in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State, four out of five children from a single household have died from Read more…