Health

Nigeria has been ranked lowest in the number of Diabetes disease patients globally, according to International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas.This was contained in a report published by World of Statistics on Tuesday, November 28,…

The Anambra State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has mourned the death of its former chairman, Chief Ernest Echefu Unadike (Akajiugo), breathed his last in Asaba last month aged 73.In a press statement dated November 28,…

433 of the 836 foreign-trained medical graduates who took the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria’s qualifying exams failed.The qualifying test was held on November 22 and 23, 2023, at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.The…

On the 28th of November 2023, all roads will lead to the Umuchigbo, Iji Nike, Abapka Community in the Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, southeast Nigeria for an epoch event as a model state-of-the-art Medical Centre…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has alerted Nigerians, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g Injection being purchased in Nigeria.The information is contained…

Embarking on a transformative journey, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Development, has unveiled an ambitious plan to fortify the nation’s healthcare landscape.The roadmap involves bolstering resilience, empowering the…

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) is set to hold its highly anticipated 59th annual Scientific Conference/AGM at the prestigious Abuja International Conference Center (AICC) from the 16th to the 19th of…

The House of Representatives has advocated for the subsidisation of malaria drugs in Nigeria, and even making them freely available at all Government Health Centres.Amobi Ogar, Chairman, Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria…

More than 7,000 pharmacists emigrated from Nigeria in the last two years, President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, Cyril Usifoh, said on Tuesday in Gombe.Mr Usifoh told the News Agency of Nigeria that the pharmacists left…

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the anti-narcotics body will deploy personnel in all 774 local government areas of the country in 2024…