The Health and Human Services Committee of the Bauchi State House of Assembly has organized a public hearing on a bill that seeks to ban unsafe childbirth practices, improve the management of pregnancy emergencies and complications, as well as...
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has opened the first drug testing center in the South-South geopolitical zone, with the mandate to detect substance abuse and address its growing health and social consequences in the region.
The Chief Medical...
Women accounted for nearly 70 percent of the global health workforce in 2023, but the world still faced a shortage of 34.4 million health workers needed to achieve moderate levels of universal health coverage, according to a new global...
Ondo State The government has reaffirmed its willingness to partner with relevant organizations to strengthen the reach and effectiveness of health-related messages, with a view to achieving an effective healthcare delivery system in the state.
The state Commissioner for Information...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is spreading at an “unprecedented speed”, with almost 5,000 people infected and more than 2,300...
Professor Abdulkadir Usman Junaidu of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has been elected Chancellor of the College of Veterinary Surgeons of Nigeria (CVSN).
Junaidu, Professor of Veterinary Public Health, was elected by the members of the College following an electoral process...
The Cross River State Government, in collaboration with Helen Keller International, has initiated plans to conduct free hydrocelectomy surgeries for 100 people living with hydrocele, a major manifestation of lymphatic filariasis.
The exercise, which is the third phase of the...
Researchers say body fat percentage may be a better indicator of male reproductive health than BMI, and warn that men with higher levels of body fat may have lower sperm counts and changes in reproductive hormones.
The research, published in...
The Federal Government has called for greater African-led research, stronger partnerships and sustainable funding to develop affordable and locally relevant solutions to the growing burden of hepatobiliary cancers on the continent.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare,...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared Deleject disposable needles safe for use following an investigation into a complaint of whitish particles in a batch, saying there is no evidence of any manufacturing...
