The president of the Food and Nutrition Committee of the House of Representatives, Hon Chike Okafor, raised Wednesday's concern that malnutrition in Nigeria is costing the country around $ 1.5 billion annually.
This occurred as a special senior assistant of...
The wife of the governor of Oyo, Eng. Tamunomini Makinde, has led a sensitization rally in vaccines to save lives in measles, rubella for children between 9 and 15 years.
The event, which is an initiative of the renewed hope...
Nigeria has requested greater action on non -communicable diseases (ENT) in Africa, citing the growing burden of these diseases in the socioeconomic development of the continent.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, made...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the recent decision of the federal government to deploy Nigerian doctors in Santa LucÃa, describing the measure as a "deeply worrying contradiction" and an attempt to reinforce Nigeria's international image by neglecting...
The Health Commissioner of the State of Oyo, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, explained that the policies implemented by the state government in the health sector have led to the general improvement of the sector and also helped mitigate the effect...
It is the 21st century, but discussions about menstruation are still produced behind closed doors. Many women and girls feel uncomfortable discussing their related periods or problems due to the generalized culture of shame surrounding this natural process.
Many women...
Seventeen members of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center from seven Western Africa countries have graduated from a two -week training program designed to improve their skills in public health emergency management.
The training, organized by the Centers for the...
Pharmacists under the platform of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have given the alarm that no less than 50% of medicines currently in circulation throughout the country are false or of lower quality.
The National President of...
By: Oluwafunke Ishola (Nan)
Nigeria, like many other African countries, suffers a talent escape from its fragile health sector as the richest countries attract poorly paid but qualified professionals.
The Nation Nursing Force is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis,...
The Ministry of Health of the State of EDO confirmed on Friday the outbreak of dengue fever in the state.
The Ministry revealed that 86 cases had been reported in several areas of the local government.
However, revealing at a press...
