Health

President Bola Tinubu has emphasized his administration's strong commitment to providing excellent healthcare facilities for all Nigerians and continuing to prioritize domestic and foreign direct investments in the sector. These remarks were made by the president during a meeting with...

The Kaduna State Government has ordered an immediate investigation into the deaths of three health workers and one patient at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna (44 NARHK). According to a statement Thursday by Governor Uba Sani‘s spokesperson, Mohammed...

The Support Association for Fibroids Awareness (SAFA), is set to be launched as a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness about uterine fibroids and providing support for those affected in Nigeria and across Africa. A statement issued by SAFA’s manager,...

Kano State, officially Nigeria’s most populous state, is grappling with a menace that extends far beyond statistics. A damning report has revealed that gender-based violence has reached unsettling heights in the state, prompting a critical examination of the underlying...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said Nigeria recorded 411 confirmed cases and 72 deaths from Lassa fever across 21 states of the federation from week one to week six of 2024. The NCDC in its latest situation...

The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health on Wednesday said that Lassa fever had claimed 14 lives in the state. Hyacinth Ebenyi, the director of Public Health at the ministry, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has tasked the legislative arms of government to enact a new bill to help people with kidney disease and enact essential regulations to combat the country’s developing organ trafficking challenge.Mr Obasanjo made the call on...

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has urged the state government to declare a state of emergency on hepatitis and other deadly diseases following the death of 28 persons in Doma Local Government Area of the state. The Speaker of...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure and equipment across all six geo-political zones in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the health and social welfare sector for enhanced service delivery to all...

Nigeria grapples with the highest prevalence of Tuberculosis (TB) in Africa with an estimated total of 479,000 cases in 2022. Yet, the inadequacy of a revolutionary diagnostic tool impedes the nation’s fight against this infectious disease, ALFRED OLUFEMI reports. At...