Vectura Group Plc will stop developing its treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma, the British drugmaker said on Monday, after the drug-device combination failed to meet the...
Miss Kehinde Awujoola, Founder of Girls and Youth Reintegration Network (GYRIN), an NGO, has called on parents to guide their children against drugs abuse. Awujoola, who...
Mr Haruna Agwai, Coordinator, Primary Healthcare Centre in Kuje Area Council, has urged residents of the area to accept the ongoing vaccination against yellow fever infection....
A nutritionists, Dr Ochuko Erikainure, says moderate consumption of unrefined foods such as local rice, wheat, fruits and vegetables could help to reduce the risk of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced the outbreak of yellow fever in Edo. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer, NCDC, in Abuja...
No fewer than 106 patients have received free surgeries for eye cataract in a just-concluded free medical outreach sponsored by Offa Descendants Union, UK, in Offa,...
Dr Tosin Adewole, an Abuja-based medical practitioner, has advised women with hormonal imbalance to treat it before getting married. Adewole gave the advice in an interview...
Ahead of the Yuletide season, prices of children wears is sky rocketing in Benin, Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The report said that...
The National Association of Pediatric Nurses, has called on the Federal Government to include critical health conditions of premature babies in the National Health Insurance Scheme...
The 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Saturday inaugurated a renovated primary school, offered free medical treatment to 3,000 people and donated 250 treated mosquito nets...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) says it will train and retain health workers to reduce the prevalence of neonatal and maternal mortality in rural areas. The...
The House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services has called on governments at all levels and the private sector to make more investment toward improving healthcare...
The Imo for Health Commissioner, Dr Angela Uwakwem, has advocated the inclusion of preterm babies in the National Health Insurance Scheme to promote preterm care. Uwakwem...
The Blue Baby Support Initiative (BBSI), an NGO, says it will continue to support mothers with premature babies and advocate for establishment of relevant laws that...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have called on the federal and state governments to increase the funding of healthcare in the country. Dr Kofi Ikpeme, a...
Mrs Olubunmi Lawal, the National President of National Association of Nigerian Nurses (NANPAN), has urged the Federal Government to integrate care of preterm babies in the...
Project Pink Blue, a Non-Governmental Organisation, says it organised a music and comedy event to raise funds for cancer patients in the country. Mr Runcie Chidebe,...
)Dr Innocent Osazuwa, a Medical Officer at the Calvary Estate Hospital, Benin, says staphylococcus related illnesses can be mild, requiring no treatment or severe and potentially...
Mr Chikwendu Kalu, the Speaker, Abia House of Assembly, has called on motorists to exercise caution to prevent unpleasant circumstances, particularly as the Yuletide approaches. Kalu...
A Gynaecologist, Dr Jones Owolabi, has advised pregnant women who are HIV-positive to opt for delivery of their babies through Cesaerian Section (C-Section). Owolabi told the...
The Warri South Local Government Council has commenced the Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Vaccination in the area with a view to eliminating the scourge. The five-day programme...
Medical practitioners have recommended some natural remedies that could curb the increasing rate of diabetes in the country. The practitioners offered the remedies in separate interviews...
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Blue Baby Support Initiative, says it is raising awareness through health education to drastically reduce and possibly eradicate deaths resulting from prematurity. The...
Dr Nathaniel Adewole , a Gynaecologist, has advised pregnant women to go for proper scanning instead of self medication once pregnancy was expected. Adewole of the...
Dr Kayode Valentine, a Consultant Paediatrician with Holy Family Paediatric Hospital, Osogbo in Osun, has warned that using Ampiclox drop, pawpaw water and putting babies under...
Mercy Corps Nigeria, an NGO, says it will organise a summit to reach out and integrate adolescents into emergency and post-emergency programming in the country. Ms...
ActionAid Nigeria has urged government at all levels, corporate organisations and individuals to join the fight on violence against women, child abuse and molestation in the...
The Abia State Commissioner for Health, Dr. John Ahukanna, says the state has keyed into the new United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Health Policy...
Dr Jide Owolana, the Chief Medical Director, Living Standards Hospital, Benin, on Tuesday said that vitiligo was not a contagious skin condition and affected people should...
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has discovered an antibiotic resistant bacteria in Abuja meat products. The Director-General (DG) of the...
Prof. Usman Ahmed, the President of Geriatrics Association of Nigeria (GAN) says there are only seven geriatricians in Nigeria, which is highly inadequate to cater for...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and it’s partners are working together to raise awareness on the misuse of antibiotics in Nigeria. This was announced...
Dr Nuhu Bile, the Acting Epediomologist, Gombe State Ministry of Health, has advised asthma patients to limit exposure to dust to avoid attack during the harmattan...
Alhaji Aminu Mana, the Director, Primary Health Care, Wurno Local Government Council of Sokoto State, says lack of logistics support is hampering polio immunisation in the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has commenced nationwide training of its staff to sensitise farmers and grain merchants...
Dr Jonathan Anjola, a family physician with the National Hospital Abuja, has called on government at all levels to embrace measures that could prevent the spread...
Dr Ogbonna Ugwele, a family physician has called for increased advocacy to improve awareness on pneumonia to disprove the common misconceptions about the ailment. Ugwele told...
The Borno Government on Saturday said it distributed 3.7 million pieces of treated mosquito nets to control malaria in the state. Alhaji Mala Waziri, the Coordinator,...
Dr Jonathan Anjola, a family physician, says acute respiratory infection is the commonest illness in children six to 10 years. The physician said this in an...
Dr Bagudu, wife of Kebbi Governor 2nd right, Lawal NANPAN President 2nd left Nigeria ranks 3rd with premature birth globally – Mrs Bagudu By Felicia Imohimi...