Health

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has petitioned the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on unresolved issues affecting its members. This is just as Ehanire said the Federal Government is working on introducing…

Lions Clubs International, District 404B1, Nigeria, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to create more awareness of childhood cancer. The district governor, 404B1 2022-2023, Kema Ashibuogwu, during a new year party and…

The Federal Government on Monday has disclosed it is maintaining vigilance and a high level of preparedness at the nation’s entry points to prevent a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. The government made this known at the…

According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), a total of 583 deaths have been recorded from cholera, while 23,550 people are suspected to have been infected with the disease from January to November 27, 2022. The NCDC made…

Lagos State Government has explained the need for officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to receive regular medical services to ascertain their health status. In a statement on Wednesday, the General Manager of LASTMA,…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday cautioned Nigerians and other residents against embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda due to a resurgence of the Ebola virus. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa,…

United States has promised to provide $1 million in immediate humanitarian assistance for the people affected by unprecedented flooding in Nigeria. Provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S said…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo…

A medical practitioner on Twitter has condemned the consumption of the sandwich, shawarma. According to the medical practitioner who identifies as @DrPenKing on Twitter, the popular sandwich is heinous to human health as it is…

Country Health Ministry of Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed new case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic. The DRC early last month declared its latest Ebola outbreak over,…

The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, declaring that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion. In the court's most closely watched and controversial case in…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said as of May 2022, no fewer than 155 deaths with 4,820 suspected cases had been reported across 97 local government area in 24 states of the federation. Through its latest situation…

Some doctors researching for cancer cure have revealed that every patient in a clinical trial saw their cancer disappear after getting an experimental immunotherapy treatment. A medication named dostarlimab was given to patients with…

No fewer than 66 suspected cases of monkeypox disease has been discovered in Nigeria, as the situation of its widespread is alarming, according to the NCDC. The monkeypox situation report was contained on Tuesday, June 7, which also…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded its first death from monkeypox disease since the beginning of the year 2022. In the last five months, NCDC revealed that it has 21 cases from nine states and the Federal Capital…