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February 15, 2025 No Responses

HIV: Lagos Trains 330 Health Workers On Mother-To-Child Prevention

As part of efforts to reduce the transmission of HIV from mothers to their newborns, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Saving One Million Lives Programme for Results (SOMLPforR), has trained 330 healthcare workers on the...

February 10, 2025 No Responses

Frequent Sex Doesn’t Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk, Says Expert

The Assistant Chief Medical Officer and General Practitioner at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Dr Sam Adegboye, has debunked the claim that frequent sexual activity reduces the risk of prostate cancer in men. The Physician debunked the claim in a...

February 3, 2025 No Responses

Ebola: Nigeria On High Alert

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda. Dr Jide Idris, the Director‐General, said this on Sunday in an interview...

January 31, 2025 No Responses

Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 39 Deaths, 214 Confirmed Cases

Between December 30, 2024 and January 19, 2025, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention recorded 214 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 39 deaths in 10 states across 43 local government areas. Also within the period, NCDC reported...

January 25, 2025 No Responses

Edo Declares Lassa Fever Outbreak

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday, declared Lassa Fever outbreak in the State.The Commissioner made the announcement at the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Palm House, Sapele Road, during a meeting with key stakeholders,...

January 16, 2025 No Responses

LAGOS KICKS OFF 2025 VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION

The Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) has flagged off the Year 2025 Voluntary Blood Donation Awareness Month with an appeal to residents to embrace voluntary blood donation as a lifesaving act. Themed: “Blood, A Precious Gift: Give to Save...

December 28, 2024 No Responses

‘Malaria, Infections, Malnutrition Behind DR Congo Deaths’

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday disclosed that Malaria and common respiratory infections, compounded by malnutrition, caused an hitherto unexplained spate of deaths in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, The DR Congo said earlier ...

December 8, 2024 No Responses

XEC Covid-19 Variant Not In Nigeria

The Federal Government, on Saturday, clarified that the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, identified in Australia and some other countries in Europe, is not in Nigeria. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said this in a statement issued by...

October 23, 2024 No Responses

DELSUTH Gets Accreditation For Surgery, Others

Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area has gotten National and West Africa accreditation for surgery and other courses. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme disclosed this while brie...

October 13, 2024 No Responses

LASUTH Gets Advanced Neonatal Centre

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital now has a centre for advanced neonatal Studies. A statement by LASUTH on Saturday revealed that the innovative initiative was spearheaded by its Department of Paediatrics. The statement said the opening was done wit...