Health

The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced that the administration has commenced the renovation and construction of more health facilities across the state. Mr Aiyedatiwa, represented by his deputy, Olayide Adelami, spoke at the 40th annual general meeting and...

The Oyo State Government has banned the use of Styrofoam for food packaging, storage, and other uses in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, disclosed this on Monday at the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum and inauguration of...

The Nigerian government has revealed that the country now has only 55,000 licensed doctors to serve its growing population of over 200 million. During an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate,...

Healthcare workers in Oyo State, under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), have suspended their warning strike. The health care workers, including laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, dental technologists, dental therapists, medical social workers, radiographers, nutritionists and...

The Government of the United Kingdom has barred emigrating health and care workers from bringing along dependants. The UK Home Office made this known in a statement published on the government’s website on Monday. It described the development as a new...

Nigeria has confirmed 96 new Lassa fever infections and 23 deaths across 12 states in one week, spanning 19 to 25 February. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its latest situation report published on its website...

The President of Rotary International, Gordon Mclnally, is set to make a fresh donation of $7million for eradication and disease prevention in Nigeria upon his arrival in the country on Friday for a three-day working visit.This information was revealed...

The federal government has placed a ban on leave of absence for health professionals relocating abroad. The Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this on Saturday in Abeokuta said that health workers going abroad to seek greener...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is facing numerous challenges in addressing epidemic-prone diseases in the country. The Director General, Jide Idris, highlighted inadequate funding and substandard healthcare infrastructure as part of the challenges...

The disengaged staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, on Friday protested at the hospital premises following the failure of the management to reverse the decision to lay them off. More than 1,500 workers of the...