Health

The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) has partnered with Netherlands-based HemoClear BV to tackle blood transfusion shortages. The alliance, according to a statement sent to Newslodgeon Friday, is set to introduce “autologous, a patient-own blood transfusion service, to address...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), has warned that the prevailing weather conditions favour the prevalence of meningitis outbreak in Nigeria. NiMet highlighted on its official X account that states like Sokoto, Jigawa, Yobe, and Borno are highly favourable for the...

The Nigerian government has once again issued a new advisory on how to cope with the prevailing heat wave in the country. The latest advisory by the Federal Ministry of Environment follows an earlier warning by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency...

The Gombe State Government, north-east Nigeria, has announced the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM), an infectious disease associated with the inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes. The government said six persons have, so far, died of the disease. Five...

The Nigerian government has said it is addressing the challenges posed by the exodus of healthcare workers abroad. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, a professor, said on Wednesday that the federal government has recruited more...

President Bola Tinubu will soon issue an executive order to address the rising cost of drugs and pharmaceutical products in Nigeria, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammed Pate, has said. “The rising cost of pharmaceuticals is a...

A free Surgical Intervention Programme for indigent people, initiated by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has begun with surgical operations performed on patients at the state hospitals in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro. The programme had begun with the registration...

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to initiate surveillance to contain the spread of an unknown disease ravaging Gombe State. This resolution was a result of a motion of urgent public importance moved...

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has approved the construction of a primary healthcare centre (PHC) in the Usaka Annang community in Obot Akara Local Government Area of the state. Mr Eno gave the approval on Thursday when...

The federal government says it will launch a national deratisation framework to tackle the occurrence of Lassa fever in states that experience consistent annual outbreaks. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, said this on Monday in Abuja at...