Health

Kano State Government has revealed that an unprecedented 8,277 patients have been placed on Tuberculosis (TB) treatment, within the past...

The National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) says over 2,000 positive tuberculosis cases have been detected in...

Professor Kanu Nkanginieme, a Professor of Paediatrics from the University of Port Harcourt, says Nigeria ranks fourth in the world’s...

Margaret Onah-Nnang, the Executive Director Safehaven Development Initiative, an NGO, has described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as evil. Nnang disclosed...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is poised to engage in discussions with the federal government today amidst the...

With Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) being responsible for a significant 74% of global deaths, the National Agency for Food and Drug...

The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has given his approval for the immediate recruitment of 52 medical personnel,...

The Federal Ministry of Health has identified 171 local government areas (LGAs) across 14 states at elevated risk for the...

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kaduna State Chapter, said it started an indefinite strike on Friday. The President of...

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) revealed that Nigeria has experienced 83 deaths and 836 confirmed cases of...

Health agencies in Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa have announced plans to distribute over two million doses of drugs to stem...

Diphtheria has now spread to 31 out of 44 local government areas of Kano state and more than 100 confirmed...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has asserted that its ongoing nationwide strike, which commenced on Wednesday, will persist...

The Network of Civil Society Organizations in Borno (NECSOB), has raised concern over the growing cases of kidney disease in...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said it seized products worth more than N10 million,...

The Federal Government has given its nod for the payment of a peculiar allowance amounting to N25,000 to medical and...

Nigeria has about 100 local governmen areas that have been categorised as Zero Dose areas in view of the high...

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has announced plans by his administration to establish 361 clinics to enhance quality healthcare service...

As nations worldwide observed World In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Day, renowned fertility expert Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, a pioneer of IVF in...

The Plateau Government is to begin vaccination of 4.3million cattle to curb the spread of anthrax in the state. Dr...