Two Ibadan-based physicians have cautioned against sharing prescribed medications—even among people with similar symptoms—as part of efforts to combat drug abuse.
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Dr. Abiodun Oyeneyin, the Director-General of the Ondo State Contributory Health Commission, said that 55,557 pregnant women have benefited from the Abiyamo Maternal and Child Health Insurance Scheme since it started six years ago.
Some people living in the Osara community, in the Obantoko area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, are worried about the bad smell coming from 32 dead cows.
A team of Chinese scientists created a type of tiny robot that could remove bacterial infections from deep inside the paranasal sinuses.
The Lagos State branch of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has strongly criticized what it called a “planned smear campaign” by the Lagos branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). The TUC said this campaign was aimed at damaging the reputation of Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, the Acting Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Yaba.
The Lagos State Government has given N50,000 each to 700 widows to mark the 2025 International Widows Day.
The Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre at the University of Lagos has said that healthcare in Nigeria should not only be seen as a social need, but also as something very important for the economy
A new report by the United Nations, released on Thursday, reveals that the number of global drug users rose to 316 million in 2023 — representing 6 per cent of the world population aged between 15 and 64.
The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP), has trained members of the Kaduna State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) on the upgraded Performance Management System (PMS).
Experts have emphasised the urgent need for Nigeria to adopt robust policies to address the growing burden of non‑communicable diseases (NCDs).