Nigeria Health Archives — Page 3 of 3

March 24, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Tasks Health Workers On Exclusive Breast Feeding Skills

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has urged health workers to provide skills to mothers on exclusive breastfeeding. Mr Apollos Kassem, a senior regulatory officer with NAFDAC, gave the advice during a lecture on the Roles and Responsibilities of...

March 24, 2021 No Responses

NLNG Signs MoU With USAID To Eliminate Malaria In Bonny

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Tuesday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) to make Bonny Island, its operational base, malaria free. The MoU was signed by NLNG’s Managing Director/Chi...

March 11, 2021 No Responses

CBN Disburses N85b To 80 Health Projects

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed over N85 billion to no fewer than 80 projects, under its Healthcare Credit Support scheme. The bank’s Director of Development Finance, Mr Yila Yusuf, explained in an interview with the News Agency.....

December 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 617 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. According to NCDC, the new cases were reported in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). The NCDC stated that Lagos an...

December 6, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 310 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria on Saturday confirmed 310 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total confirmed cases in the country to 68,937. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ), the 310 new Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) cases were reported in 11 sta...

December 4, 2020 No Responses

Pharmacists Council Seal 348 Unauthorized Premises

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 348 pharmaceutical premises in Ebonyi State for violating various regulatory and ethical tenets governing their practice. Registrar of the Council, Mr Elijah Mohammed, represented by Mrs Anthonia Aruya, Direc...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

Osun Deploys N28m For Yellow Fever Campaign

The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mr Benedict Alabi, disclosed on Saturday that the state government has approved N28 million counterpart fund for yellow fever vaccination campaign in the state.Alabi made the disclosure during an advocacy visit to his offi...

November 14, 2020 No Responses

Yellow Fever Claims 76 Lives In Delta, Enugu, Bauchi

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is responding to yellow fever outbreaks in Delta, Enugu and Bauchi States, amid reports of 76 deaths recorded in November, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, has said. Giving updates on the...

November 8, 2020 No Responses

CMD Tasks Nigerians On Regular Cancer Screening

Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Prof. Bissallah Ekele, on Saturday called on Nigerians to ensure regular screening for cancer-related symptoms to ease early detection, prevention and treatment. Ekele spoke with the N...