The Commissioner for Health in Osun state, Mr Jola Akintola, says the state government is planing to
engage retired doctors to make up for the scarcity of doctors.
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A Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Dr Morenike Osundina has advocated for a framework to ensure that people are promptly tested and treated for peptic ulcer.
An unidentified disease has killed at least 27 people in just over a month in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, health officials said on Wednesday.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended traditional rulers in Northern Nigeria for their active roles in the country’s fight against polio.
The Anambra State Government has prohibited medical outreaches not approved by the state Ministry of Health to safeguard public health.
The Deputy Director of Medical Services and Training at the Kwara Ministry of Health, Dr Stephen Arigidi has emphasised the importance of early detection and lifestyle modifications to prevent prostate enlargement.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle-Salako has called on states and stakeholders to increase efforts in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) among children.
A medical expert, Dr Ejike Oji, on Wednesday in Abuja, called on Nigerians to see family planning beyond mere health intervention, but as a transformative tool to empower individuals, strengthen families and accelerate national development.
The State Coordinator, of Nutrition International in Kebbi state, Mr Babatunde Lawani says the coverage of vitamin A intake by children in the state is 52 per cent according to the PECS survey.
ASHENEWS reports that religious leaders in Nigeria have been called upon to play a important role in promoting family planning…