Category: Health

SIFAX Group Boost Free Dental Outreach For Over 100 Residents
August 14, 2026 No Responses

SIFAX Group Boost Free Dental Outreach For Over 100 Residents

More than 100 traders and residents of New Gbagi Market, Ibadan, received free dental consultations, preventive oral healthcare and basic medical screenings as SIFAX Group partnered with the University of Ibadan Association of Dental Students UADS, to deliver a community...
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Ebola Outbreak: Confirmed Cases Hit 4,381
August 12, 2026 No Responses

Ebola Outbreak: Confirmed Cases Hit 4,381

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed 2,011 people out of 4,381 confirmed cases, according to Congolese health authorities.The latest figures make the current outbreak the country’s second-deadliest, approaching the 2018–20...
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Prof. Eregie Visits UBTH, Donates Publications To Medical Library
August 8, 2026 No Responses

Prof. Eregie Visits UBTH, Donates Publications To Medical Library

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu, has received renowned paediatrician, neonatologist and scholar, Professor Charles Osayande Eregie, who paid a court...
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LUTH Seeks Stronger Stakeholder Support For Breastfeeding
August 6, 2026 No Responses

LUTH Seeks Stronger Stakeholder Support For Breastfeeding

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has called for stronger collaboration among governments, healthcare providers, employers, families and other stakeholders to promote effective breastfeeding practices as part of effor...
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WHO Reports Largest Ebola Outbreak
August 2, 2026 No Responses

WHO Reports Largest Ebola Outbreak

The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified, becoming the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.WHO, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the...
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Ebola: Tinubu Approves ₦10b Emergency Fund
June 10, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: Tinubu Approves ₦10b Emergency Fund

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and ordered the immediate release of ₦10 billion as emergency intervention funding.The development was di...
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NDDC Donates Medical Equipment to Rivers Health Centre
June 8, 2026 No Responses

NDDC Donates Medical Equipment to Rivers Health Centre

Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated medical equipment to the Model Primary Health Care Centre, Orogbum Community, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of its efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and impro...
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Ebola: FAAN, Lagos Step Up Surveillance
June 1, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: FAAN, Lagos Step Up Surveillance

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Lagos State Government health officials, and Port Health Services have reinforced measures to prevent the importation and spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) through the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, f...
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37 Dead, 3,000 Affected By Cholera Outbreak In Borno
May 31, 2026 No Responses

37 Dead, 3,000 Affected By Cholera Outbreak In Borno

THE Borno State Government has raised alarm over a cholera outbreak that has infected more than 3,000 people and claimed 37 lives across seven local government areas of the state within the month of May.Dr Saleh Abba-Kaza, Executive Secretary of...
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SON, DHIN Partner To Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Health Ecosystem
May 28, 2026 No Responses

SON, DHIN Partner To Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Health Ecosystem

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Digital Health Interoperability Network (DHIN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s digital health ecosystem through standards implementation, interoperability, r...
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NUPRC Pledges Commitment to Workers’ health, Safety
May 24, 2026 No Responses

NUPRC Pledges Commitment to Workers’ health, Safety

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has pledged commitment to health and safety of workers in upstream oil and gas operations.The Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said this when the management of Goshen Hea...
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Anxiety As Ebola Death Toll Hits 65
May 16, 2026 No Responses

Anxiety As Ebola Death Toll Hits 65

Health authorities on Friday confirmed that about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been recorded in an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)The suspected cases and 65 deaths were recorded mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara, with...
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Ikeja Electric Marks World Malaria Day With Community Health Outreach
April 27, 2026 No Responses

Ikeja Electric Marks World Malaria Day With Community Health Outreach

Ikeja Electric has reaffirmed its commitment to community health and wellbeing with targeted Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) interventions in Abule – Egba and Odogunyan communities to mark the 2026 World Malaria Day themed, “Driven to end malaria: No...
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Oyo/Osun Customs Command Conducts Medical Outreach for Personnel
April 25, 2026 No Responses

Oyo/Osun Customs Command Conducts Medical Outreach for Personnel

The Nigeria Customs Service Oyo/Osun Area Command has carried out a medical outreach for its officers and men as part of efforts to enhance personnel welfare and operational efficiency.The initiative, led by the Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroll...
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