Plateau’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Dr. Sipak Shase-et al say that antibiotic misuse in animals is detrimental to humans as it causes antibiotic resistance.
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The management of the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, in Nasarawa State has reiterated its commitment to continue to put in place adequate infrastructure and medical equipment for the benefit of patients.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Mrs. Toyin Oke-Osayintolu, says many adolescents and young people lack access to basic health care services in Nigeria.
A medical expert, Dr. Ogenetega Idaboh, has said that pneumonia, malaria and diarrhea are the leading causes of death among children under five years old.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 1,837 corps members to Gombe State for the 2023 Batch “C” Stream II orientation exercise.
Many pharmacies in the southern German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria remained closed on Wednesday to protest current healthcare policy.
The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection.
A professor of political economy, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said that prostate cancer is taking away Nigerian men in their prime years, saying there is a need for men to show extra concern for their health.
Pesticides used in agriculture have long been the subject of controversy and misinformation – and the attention of regulators. Since before America’s first neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecticide was registered in 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been continually assessing the risks of this vital class of pesticide on plants, humans, animals, and the environment. EPA’s science-based risk assessments are the basis for their reputation in agriculture as one of the safest and most environmentally friendly agrochemicals in use today.
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, restated the Federal Government’s commitment to eradicate the Noma disease affecting children for two to five years.