Health Archives — Page 12 of 13

September 6, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Approves N6 Trillion For National Strategic Health Development Plan II

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday approved a N6.01 trillion National Strategic Health Development Plan II. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting...

May 26, 2018 No Responses

ILO: AIDS’ Impact On Labour Force Costs Billions In Lost Earnings

In addition to human suffering, HIV and AIDS cause billions of dollars in lost earnings, largely as a result of the deaths of hundreds of thousands of workers that could be prevented with treatment, the ILO said in a...

May 16, 2018 No Responses

Ebola: Report Suspected Communicable Disease To Air Traffic Controllers, NCAA Tells Pilots

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all pilots flying within the country’s airspace to report any form of communicable disease onboard their flights to Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) on duty. NCAA in a statement by Mr. Sam Adurogbo...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

‘Caution Your Daughters on Donation of Eggs’

By Daniels Ekugo A health expert, Dr Omobolade Obadofin, has warned parents to keep a watch over their daughters, whom she said is at risk of having cancer or been infertile because of the trend in donating eggs for financial...

February 8, 2018 No Responses

‘90% Nigerian households consume contaminated water’

Ninety per cent of households in Nigeria consume contaminated water and other impure substances, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) has revealed. Mrs Maureen Zubie-Okolo, a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist with UNICEF, told the News Agency of Nig...

December 19, 2017 No Responses

Medical expert seeks ban on cough syrups

Dr Fatima Hassan, Pedeatric Consultant at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), has called on the Federal Government to ban cough syrups in the country. She made the call at the Senate Roundtable on Drug Abuse Epidemic in Kano on Monday....

August 20, 2017 No Responses

Buhari’s Return: A Nation’s Hope Fulfilled, Says Tinubu

All Progressives Congress national stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed joy at the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to the country after his medical vacation in the United Kingdom, saying the president’s return is a nation’s hope fulfille...

August 13, 2017 No Responses

Buhari: There’s tremendous improvement in my health

August 10, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki restates commitment to Primary Health Care in Edo

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has restated his administration’s commitment to a strong primary health care system that will deliver quality services to Edo People. According to him, the health care system in Nigeria would be...

July 29, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki tasks healthcare providers on quality service delivery.

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has tasked healthcare providers to deliver quality services to the people especially at the primary healthcare centers. The governor gave the charge in Benin City when he received the executive of the Medical...

May 10, 2017 No Responses

Be conscious of your health, Aisha Buhari tells women

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has stressed the need for women to be conscious of their health, as a precondition for a successful livelihood. She made the point during a health screening exercise at the Durumi Camp...

May 8, 2017 No Responses

Buhari hands over to Osinbajo, begins medical-check up in UK

President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled to the United Kingdom for further medical check-up and consultations with his Doctors. Already, the President has transmitted letters about the trip to the Senate and the House of Representatives, in compliance wit...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

JAMA Wellness Survey: More men face sexual assault in Nigeria

The first JAMA wellness survey on Sexual Assault was on Wednesday in Lagos unveiled at the prestigious Lagos Court of Arbitration, Lekki. The outcome of the survey indicates that more men are exposed to sexual assault in Nigeria. The survey...

February 7, 2017 No Responses

‘My conversation with Buhari was focused on economy, Budget’

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has assured the nation that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty and would return home as soon as he completes the necessary tests recommended by his doctors in the United Kingdom. Prof. Osinbajo gave...