The Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, medical doctors and health workers, on Tuesday, suspended the strike embarked upon on Monday, January 15.
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The President of Nigerian Hypertension Society, Prof. Simeon Isezuo, has advised Nigerians to ensure regular blood pressure check at reputable health facilities for healthy living.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has directed healthcare workers to implement standard Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures to check the spread of Lassa Fever in the country.
Wild polio virus has been found in three more sewage samples in Pakistan, taking the total of positive samples in the country in 2023 to 115.
A six-year-old boy, Serigne, who developed severely bowed legs, when his twin brother, Fallou’s did not, has been able to go to school after a surgical charity repaired them.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care to more than 87 million people affected by ongoing crises in 2024, including in Africa the occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and the Horn of Africa.
A consortium of stakeholders, comprising medical professionals, patients advocacy groups, and non-profit organisations, has passionately implored influential philanthropists and the government to prioritise neurological healthcare in Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigeria s that his administration will accord priority attention to healthcare and education and healthcare.
Malaria during pregnancy can cause serious maternal and newborn health issues, especially in women living with HIV. The World Health Organization recommends daily doses of the antibiotic co-trimoxazole to prevent malaria in pregnant women living with HIV residing in areas with high malaria transmission. However, its efficacy in sub–Saharan Africa is threatened because malaria parasites are becoming increasingly resistant to the drug.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC), has questioned the ‘science’ that claimed that “all paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria are underdosed.