500 senior doctors leave government hospitals for employment overseas – MDCAN
The president, Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) Dr Victor Makanjuola has said that about 500 consultants in various medical fields left...
Diarrhoea kills 124, 000 under-fives in Nigeria yearly – Minister
The minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouk has said that at least 124,000 children under the age of five...
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...
Nigeria risks dearth of medical doctors in future – NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm that the country would have to import medical doctors in future should the brain drain...
Less than 30% of Nigerian children are fed exclusively with bread...
The United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation have said exclusive breastfeeding rate is 29 per cent.
They disclosed this in a joint...
NIMR discovers unmanageable malaria vector in North
The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has announced the discovery of a new malaria vector called Anopheles stephensi in northern Nigeria.
The director general...
WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
The decision was announced Saturday morning after WHO...
US drug trial records ‘100% successes in rectal cancer treatment
The United States has made a breakthrough in cancer treatment as drug trial involving cancer patients has reportedly recorded 100 percent success.
According to a...
Monkeypox: Nigeria reports six cases, one death in May 2022
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on monkeypox, said the country recorded six cases and one death in May.
The...
Nigeria records worst Cholera outbreak in 2021 – WHO
Nigeria recorded more than 100,000 suspected cases of cholera in 2021, its highest in recent times, the WHO declared in Abuja on Monday.
The Nigeria...
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