ASHENEWS reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Cabo Verde as malaria-free.
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A professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Prof. Akeem Lasisi, has called for the expansion of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to stem the growth of hearing loss in Nigeria.
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative will provide free health insurance cover to 24,000 vulnerable citizens in the state.
A laboratory scientist, Mr Adeniyi Fagbamiyi, has advised men above 40 years on Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test at least once annually to know the level of antigen in their bodies.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that data from various sources indicates increased transmission of COVID-19 in December, fuelled by large gatherings during the yuletide.
Oxford scientists said that they are assessing whether the technology behind their COVID-19 jab could be used to protect people from the deadly Nipah virus.
ASHENEWS reports that an international medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has lauded the inclusion of Noma on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s official list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
The Plateau State Contributory Healthcare management Agency (PLASCHEMA), says it has received N327 million from the the government as the scheme’s counterpart funding for the vulnerable for 2024.
The Nasarawa State Government is partnering Network for Health Equity Development (NHED) and AIDS Prevention Initiate in Nigeria (APiN), to tackle malnutrition among children and pregnant women in the state.
Positive reports are being expected in the mental health subsector in 2024, says Dr Taiwo Obindo, the President of Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN).