Health

Group urges FG to subsidise cancer treatment for children

Ms. Kemi Adekanye, Founder and Chief Volunteer of OkapiCCF, made the call during a community medical outreach in collaboration with Silver Cross Hospital Foundation in Gidan Magoro, Abuja, on...

African Partners Unite against Neglected tropical diseases

African development organisations and regional media networks have united to advance a sustainable agenda against neglected tropical diseases on the continent. Speak Up Africa, a...

Albinism Association calls for inclusion of skin screening, treatment into NHIS

Bamishe made the call in her address of welcome at the event to celebrate the International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) in Abuja.The celebration with...

NDLEA partners traditional boxing group to combat drug abuse in Kano 

This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Agency, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Saturday in Kano.The decision was part...

Jigawa enrolls 400 political appointees into health insurance scheme

This is contained in a statement by Mr Ismaila Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer, Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) on...

Plateau creates cold room to curb food contamination

Baamlong said this on Friday in Jos when the State Ministry of Health commemorated the 2025 World Food Safety Day with the theme “Food...

Lassa fever surge: Nigeria report rising deaths despite national response efforts

In its latest Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 22 (May 26 to June 1), on Friday, the NCDC said eight new confirmed cases were...

Kano targets 3.9m children for polio vaccination in June

Dr Nasir Mahmoud, Director-General of the Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board, announced this during a media dialogue on Thursday in Kano.Mahmoud explained that...

UNICEF raises alarm over polio variant in Kano LGs

Mr Rahama Mohammed, Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Kano, disclosed this on Thursday during the June Edition of the Media Dialogue on...

Menstruation: Healthcare practitioner tasks girls on optimal hygiene

Amurawaiye, also a Registered Nurse, gave the advice in an interview with Newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. She underscored the importance of hygiene during menstruation, saying...

Over 1,500 Nigerian health workers go unpaid for 20 months

The Nigerian government has failed to pay more than 1,500 health professionals working for the Environmental Health Council for nearly two years after cutting...