Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Health

What Nigeria needs to do to achieve food security

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has highlighted Nigeria's potential to significantly increase its agricultural production, which the foundation described as a transformative opportunity for the country. Bill Gates, a philanthropist and co-chair of the Foundation, said this on...

Cholera cases and deaths on the rise worldwide, WHO reports

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released global cholera statistics for 2023, revealing a worrying increase in cases and deaths. According to a statement released on Wednesday, the number of reported cholera cases increased by 13 percent and deaths by...

Nigerian government to set up blood collection centres across country

The Nigerian government has announced plans to establish blood collection centres in all 774 local government areas of the country. This was stated in a statement issued on Friday by the Head of Media and Publicity of the National Blood...

Despite calls for harmonisation of MDAs, Nigerian government set to set up health facility regulatory body

The Nigerian government is set to establish another agency that will be responsible for regulating healthcare facilities in the country. This contradicts President Bola Tinubu's recent directive on the implementation of the Stephen Oronsaye Presidential Committee's project on Restructuring and...

Drug discovery: Indigenous researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse natural compounds in Africa

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has reported on efforts by some African researchers to develop new medicines from the continent's vast natural biodiversity using artificial intelligence. Gavi, referring to an interview with SciDev.Net, an organisation that publishes news, opinions and analysis...

Nigerian government partners with Bill Gates to combat new strain of polio

Following the discovery of the vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) in some states of the country, the Nigerian government on Wednesday set up an intervention committee to urgently address the crisis. This was one of the resolutions reached at the 144th National...

Nigerians demand diabetes fund from sugary drink taxes

Gatefield Nigeria Limited's health communications specialist, Omei Bongos, said more than 16,000 Nigerians have signed a petition urging the government to subsidize diabetes treatment. Ms Bongos told reporters in Abuja on Wednesday that the petition was to appeal to the...

Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria, other countries

Naveed, a 25-year-old civil servant, lies in a Pakistan hospital recovering from major surgery after an accident on a building site. In the same ward, 47-year-old Malik, who cut his foot crossing the road, is now coming to terms...

May & Baker to market bitter leaf capsules and open biovaccine factory

Pharmaceutical giant May & Baker Nig. Plc. is celebrating its 80th anniversary by renewing its commitment to promoting healthcare in Nigeria through the production of medical products of international standards. The company's managing director, Patrick Ajah, made the assurance at...

NAFDAC advocates exclusive breastfeeding for newborns and highlights its benefits

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recommended exclusive breastfeeding for newborns to improve health status and reduce the risk of ovarian cancer for mothers. This was stated in a statement by the agency's Resident...

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Uproar as the Edo Assembly names Eugene Inegbeboh as a minority whip

The member who represents the circumscription of Igueben in the House of the Edo State Assembly (Edha), Hon. Eugene...