Health

The Knowledge Network for Disease Control and Surveillance (formerly KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria), in collaboration with Georgetown Global Health Nigeria (GGHN) and the Society for Family Health (SFH), have donated thirteen portable digital X-ray (PDX) machines for testing people...

The Abia State Government (ABSG) has approved the implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for local government workers in the state. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, on Monday, at Government House, Umuahia,...

Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, says Nigeria is facing a serious shortage of health professionals, part of a global crisis that is fueling migration and putting pressure on the country's health system. Addressing...

A family in China is suing their daughter's school after she was diagnosed with an acute and transient psychotic disorder, allegedly caused by a horror movie she watched in class, Chinese media reported. The unusual case began two...

FG has disbursed N43.3 billion to doctors, ministry claims Resident doctors at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and Osun University Teaching Hospital (UTH) on Saturday joined the nationwide strike led by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The association had...

Working journalists have been described as formidable players in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS, and therefore have an important role to play in efforts to end its prevalence by 2030. The statement was made by the North Eastern...

The Medical Women's Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Taraba State Chapter, in collaboration with the North Eastern Development Commission (NEDC), on Friday called on Nigerian women to embrace regular screening for breast and cervical cancer as a vital step towards...

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has raised the alarm over what it described as the increasing incidence of illegal pharmaceutical practices within various Federal Health Institutions (FHIs), calling on the Federal Government to urgently sanction those...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has partnered with Diatom Impact Foundation to donate sanitary pads to all female inmates in Nigerian Correctional Service facilities, as part of efforts to promote menstrual hygiene and women's health within correctional centres. In a...

World Stroke Day is celebrated every year on October 29 to raise awareness about stroke, its causes, prevention and the importance of timely medical care. A stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is interrupted...