A Medical Imaging Scientist, Dr Livinus Abonyi, has called for proper regulation and control of foods and drugs being consumed to checkmate the increasing incidence of diabetes among Nigerians.
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The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned bakers and table water producers in Nasarawa State against unwholesome practices or face sanctions.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched the West Africa Regional Technical Advisory Committee (ReTAC).
The Borno State Ministry of Health has declared a cholera outbreak in the state.
The Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation, an NGO, based in Enugu state, has advocated using exposure therapy in psychological treatment for people living with excessive fear and anxiety.
No fewer than 1.1 million children are being targeted in the forthcoming Anambra State 2024 integrated Measles Campaign to protect children and reduce the burden of the disease.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) status to the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD), marking a critical step toward improving global access to mpox testing.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has set a target to produce an additional 120 million tonnes of food by 2025.
The World Bank has approved a 500 million dollar loan to support the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) project aimed at reducing climate-induced challenges.
Doctors say Tramadol is an opioid used for pain management, with a huge potential for misuse. This misuse, according to doctors, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and is more rampant among young adults in low-income settings. In Nigeria today, the abuse of Tramadol has become a crippling affliction, virtually synonymous with every home. Nearly every family is affected by individuals—both young and old—who are directly or indirectly dependent on one suppressant or another. Tramadol is widely, and often wrongly, advertised as a drug that suppresses or reduces the intensity of stress. Given that virtually everyone in Nigeria is…