Health

Cholera outbreak claims five lives in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Ofoni, a coastline settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of…

5 years ago

Afreximbank begins construction of Medical Centre of Excellence in Abuja

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Tuesday formally begins the groundbreaking for the construction of the African Medical Centre of Excellence…

5 years ago

Health risks: World Bank wants special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes, beverages

The World Bank Group has called on the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages…

5 years ago

Oyetola flags off distribution of OHIS cards to 69,273 enrolees

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Thursday, flagged off the distribution of Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS) beneficiaries' cards to…

5 years ago

One child infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020 – UNICEF

A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has shown that, at least, one child globally was infected…

5 years ago

Minister advocates castration as punishment for incest

Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, has recommended castration as punishment for perpetrators of incest in Nigeria. Tallen made…

5 years ago

NAFDAC to Nigerians: Taking excess antibiotics leads to death

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against taking excess antibiotics, saying it…

5 years ago

NHIS, Swiss drug giant sign MoU on cancer care reimbursement initiative

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and Roche Product Ltd., a Swiss drug giant, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

5 years ago

Diabetes: Insulin still out of reach, 100 years after its discovery – WHO

A century after it was discovered, insulin still remains out of reach for many people living with diabetes, the World…

5 years ago

Nigeria administers 5.7m COVID-19 vaccines, targets 112m by 2022

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has vaccinated 5,770,899 eligible persons with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination…

5 years ago

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