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October 31, 2023 No Responses

Lagos First Lady Flags Off HPV Vaccination For Young Girls

The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Mrs. Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has encouraged parents and Lagos residents to ensure that their female children and wards are vaccinated with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for the protection of young girls from...

February 11, 2023 No Responses

JDI Unveils Tech Voluntary Blood Donor Community, Onyema Lauds Initiative

A nonprofit organisation, Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, has officially launched a software application, J Blood Match, to address the shortfall in unpaid blood donation in Nigeria. J Blood Match app, which seamlessly connects unpaid blood dono...

February 6, 2023 No Responses

Eat Less Of Hot, Heavy Food During Hot Season, Says Health Expert

With the hot season advancing fast, Chairman of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Kaduna State, Dr Sheyin Madaki, has cautioned against excessive eating of ‘heavy food’ , especially when such foods are hot. In an interview with the News Agency...

January 30, 2023 No Responses

NMA Seeks Pragmatic Collaboration To Eliminate Leprosy

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for pragmatic collaboration among stakeholders toward eliminating leprosy in 120 countries by 2030. The NMA President, Dr Uche Ojinmah, made the call in a statement by Dr Sebastine Oiwoh, the Chairman, Na...

January 30, 2023 No Responses

Lassa Fever: Ondo Records 106 Cases, Eight Deaths

Ondo State Government, on Sunday, confirmed 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths. Special Adviser to the governor on Health, Prof. Francis Faduyile, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Faduyile said the.....

January 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 77 Cases Of Lassa Fever In Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Others

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between January 9 and January 15, 2022. In a statement on Wednesday, NCDC explained that the new cases were recorded in 25...

December 20, 2022 No Responses

Council Inducts 77 Nursing Graduates From UniJos

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (N&MCN) has inducted 77 graduands from the department of Nursing Sciences, University of Jos. Alhaji Faruk Abubakar, the Registrar/Secretary General of the Council, administered the oath of office on the i...

June 27, 2022 No Responses

How To Prevent Death From Fibroids, By Expert

A consultant gynaecologist, Dr Stanley Egbogu, has warned women against the use of natural remedies for the removal of fibroids. Egbogu who works at Nnamdi Azikwe Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra, said this in an interview with the News Agency of...

May 24, 2022 No Responses

Shell Inaugurates Oloibiri Health Programme Phase-2

Energy company, Shell, has inaugurated the second and final phase of its comprehensive health care projects for Oloibiri and other communities in Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State. “Corporate Social Responsibility means doing well. What you ...

May 11, 2022 No Responses

Study: Sleep Duration Of 7 Hour Optimal For Elderly

A study recently published in the journal — Nature Agingfound that approximately seven hours is the optimal sleep duration for the middle-aged and elderly. A Chinese research team from Fudan University studied about 500,000 participants from the UK Bi...

May 6, 2022 No Responses

Shortage Of Midwives May Increase To One Million By 2030, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that shortage of midwives will trigger an increase of one million by 2030 with serious implications for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organsation (WHO) Regiona...