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The House of Representatives of the House of Representatives on Wednesday assigned to the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and the National Agency for the Development of Medical Care (NHCDA) to enforce immunization,...

An overdose is when it takes a toxic or poisonous amount of a drug or medicine by mistake or intentionally. In simple terms, drug overdose is when an individual takes more than the medically recommended dose of a free...

The United Nations Fund for the Nation (UNICEF) has increased the alarm on the misuse and the diversion of therapeutic foods ready to use (RUTF) and other vital nutritional products in the states of Born, Yobe and Adamawa in...

Codix Bio Limited has been officially announced as the first African manufacturing partner selected by the World Health Organization (WHO), SD Biosensor and the Pool of Medicines Patents (MPP) under the WHO HEAL TECHNOLOGY ACCESS POOL (HTAP) show program. This...

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has requested associations to address emerging humanitarian challenges, including disasters related to climate, armed conflicts and mass displacement in the state of Anambra. Prof. Charity Emelie, president of the NRCS Anambra branch, made the...

Experts have praised the Federal Government for prioritizing infection prevention and control (CPI) and assigning N200 million to the Nigeria Disease Control Center (NCDC) for CPI in the 2025 health budget, compared to N50 million. This movement is considered...

... how the Government inaugurates the EPE Emergency Center The governor of the state of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-olu, reaffirmed on Friday the commitment of his administration to increase investments in health infrastructure throughout the state, with an approach to the...

A new report has exposed how food corporations use a sophisticated network of marketing strategies to attract Nigerians, especially children and young adults, in ultra -processed food consumption that damage their health, undermine public health policies and cost the...

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, said that 200,000 Nigerians lose their lives due to diseases transmitted by food every year, warning that the federal government will now fulfill the entire force of the law against...

The House of Representatives of the House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to provide free cancer treatment for citizens throughout the country, in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. The resolution was approved after the...