In a move to reduce dependence on imported medicines, the Federal Government has launched a comprehensive Good Manufacturing Practices, GMP, training program aimed at strengthening local capacity for the production of high-quality cardiovascular drugs. The training was organised by the Read more…
On July 2, the Nigerian Medical Association issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its demands to avert industrial action in the health sector. In this interview, NMA President, Bala Audu, speaks on this and other Read more…
The Federal Government has issued an alert warning Nigerians of the outbreak of infectious diseases across the country. Issuing the warning on Friday via its website, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed the widespread outbreak Read more…
A public health physician, Dr. Hameed Adediran has declared that poor menstrual hygiene can cause infections during the menstrual cycle and infertility among women of childbirth age. Adediran made this assertion on Friday in Lagos during the opening of a Read more…
The first cycle of the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention campaign has started in Adamawa State. The exercise is aimed at reducing malaria-related deaths among children under five years of age. Trained health workers and volunteers mobilized for door-to-door distribution of Read more…
The number of mpox cases in Guinea since an outbreak was first detected has passed 200, health officials told AFP Friday, with several nearby countries witnessing recent increases in infections. Last month World Health Organisation director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Read more…
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has issued an alert, warning Nigerians of the outbreak of infectious diseases across the country. The NCDC, while issuing the warning on Friday via its website, confirmed Read more…
Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday. The findings were hailed Read more…
Nigeria is currently grappling with a significant immunization gap, with over two million children yet to receive life-saving vaccines. This was revealed by Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, who cited insecurity and systemic challenges as key Read more…
Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced deaths from such illnesses by nearly 60 percent, according to a new study. A similar number of infections are also Read more…