Health

Nigeria has confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever and one death in one week across the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) made this known in the latest situation report published on its website for week...

A Nigerian doctor in the UK, Ewere Onyekpe, accused of having sex with a patient in a hospital’s toilet cubicle, has been suspended for an additional six months. Mr Onyekpe is said to have begun a sexual relationship with the...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to Nigerians regarding the circulation of suspected fake “Tandak Injections” nationwide. The agency advised Nigerians, especially healthcare providers, to avoid using the counterfeit “TANDAK injection...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over the rising cases of infections and deaths from viral hepatitis globally. Citing the 2024 Global Hepatitis Report,WHO explained on its website Tuesday that hepatitis is the second leading infectious disease with...

Health experts in Nigeria have highlighted some ways government authorities and other partners including civil societies and donor agencies can improve public health in Nigeria. These experts are the Executive Director of C-Circle Research, a non-profit that researches environment-related public...

In his determination to comprehensively upgrade existing primary healthcare centres and construct over 8,800 new primary healthcare centres across all local government areas in the country for accessible and qualitative healthcare delivery with the provision of new social accountability...

To comprehensively upgrade existing primary healthcare centres and construct over 8,800 new primary healthcare centres across all local government areas in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Fellows Programme, with young Nigerian...

The Director General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Usman Aliyu, has identified a number of challenges faced in the battle against cancer in Nigeria. Mr. Aliyu highlighted issues such as inadequate funding, opposition to vaccinations...

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has stressed the urgent need for a systemic change that would address gender disparities in leadership positions within the health sector. Matshidiso Moeti, regional director for Africa, WHO, stressed this need in an interview with...

The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has left the hospital almost three weeks after the operation. Rick Slayman is recovering well and will now continue his recovery at home with his family, the Massachusetts General Hospital in...