HEALTH

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported five cases of Ebola virus disease amid the latest outbreak in the northwestern part of the country. The DRC office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said five cases of Ebola virus disease, including four confirmed ones, had been reported since the beginning of […]

A team from the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Thursday visited the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, on facility inspection and preparation toward conversion of the hospital to Federal University Lokoja Teaching Hospital. The Director Hospital Services, Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi,  FMoH, Abuja, said that the team was in Lokoja on behalf of the Minister […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, repealing thereby, the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking at the […]

  The Centre of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (CESRTA), University of Abuja has trained healthcare workers on newborn baby screening on sickle cell disease. Director, CESRTA, Prof. Obiageli Nnodu, said in Abuja that the exercise was aimed to imbibe healthcare workers with the needed knowledge in screening and sample collection. According […]

The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Buba Marwa (rtd) has written a letter to the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Sen Abdullahi Adamu, requesting that officials of the NDLEA be given access to conduct drugs integrity tests for politicians seeking political offices in the country. […]

The Edo command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has destroyed 17 suspected cannabis sativa farms measuring over 15 hectares in the state. Mr Buba Wakawa, state Commander of the agency, made the disclosure in an interview with the newsmen on Tuesday. Wakawa explained that the farms were destroyed between January […]

Mr Olayinka Subair, Pfizer Nigeria’s Country Manager and Cluster Lead, West Africa, says the company is committed to improving patients’ lives and reducing disparities in cancer care. Subair in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said the company showcased its dedication to health equity by supporting Medicaid Cancer Foundation and Leah Foundation to provide free […]

The Federal Government has declared a State of Emergency on childhood tuberculosis in the country. Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, the Coordinator, National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), announced this in Abuja at the bi-weekly meeting of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the country. Tuberculosis (TB) is […]

A Federal High Court Lagos, on Wednesday, vacated a subpoena on a journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following an application by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The court vacated the subpoena in the trial of a defendant Chukwunonye Madubuike, following an application by NAFDAC prosecutor, Mr Washington […]