Nigeria set to begin production of HIV test kits, anti-retroviral drugs
The Nigerian government has announced plans to commence domestic production of HIV commodities, including test kits and anti-retroviral drugs, before the end of 2025.
The...
Nigeria needs $19m to effectively tackle NTDs
Nigeria needs no less than $19 million to effectively tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
The national coordinator for NTDs at the federal ministry of health...
Lagos exits 5th COVID-19 wave – Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, yesterday said the state had exited the fifth COVID-19 wave, noting that severe complications from...
FG slams NMA for reneging on agreement, issuing strike notice
The federal government has reacted to the strike notice issued by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), accusing the doctors’ body of failure to fulfill...
Doctors stitch 19 JOHESU accident victims with bare hands
Medical doctors at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Edo State last Saturday applied sutures with bare hands on 19 accident victims.
The Guardian reports that...
Fidelity Bank donates postpartum recovery items to pregnant women
Ime Akpan
Fidelity Bank has extended beyond profit-driven motives by investing in programmes aimed to bring quality healthcare services to underserved and remote communities.
The bank...
Over 7,000 Nigerians yet to recover from COVID-19 – NCDC Report
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has published its epidemiological report showing that over 7,000 Nigerians are still recovering from the deadly COVID-19...
New COVID-19 sub-variants not in Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has allayed the fear that the new variant of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Nigeria.
It...
Medical brain drain hits JUTH as staff resign daily
Medical brain drain has hit the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) as its health workers resign from the institution daily in search of greener...
Why you shouldn’t clean your ear from birth till the day...
Dr Chijioke Anekpo, an Enugu-based Otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist), speaks on practices that are harmful to the ear.
Can the use of earpiece...
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