Nigeria is set to receive its first consignment of the highly anticipated malaria vaccines on Thursday, marking a significant step in the country’s fight against one of its deadliest diseases.
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As the world marks Spine Day, a Consultant Neurosurgeon, Prof. Augustine Adeolu, has advised Nigerians to engage in regular exercise and avoid risky sports that could hurt their spines.
A dietician, Esther Oyewole, on Wednesday in Abeokuta advised Nigerians to cultivate the habit of adding fruits and vegetables to their diet or risk developing colon cancer.
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, on Wednesday inaugurated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Centres (CPR) in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja.
The Federal Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE Healthcare and JNC International, to enhance biomedical engineering training in the country.
No fewer than 16 persons have died from a cholera outbreak in Niger, with 165 cases recorded, and a nine per cent mortality rate, the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dr Dangana Ibrahim, said.
“I found several culture plates where none of the six antibiotics placed on them had any effect on the bacteria,”…
The Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate has officially launched a three-year partnership aimed at providing…
In South Korea, we met with a Nigerian postdoctoral researcher from Kano, Dr AbdulQaadir Yusuf Maigoro, whose lab is doing…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over Nigeria’s low handwashing rates, with only 17 per cent of the population practicing proper handwashing at critical times.