Category: Health
14.3 million Nigerians abuse drugs – NAFDAC
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that about 14.3 million of Nigerians are victims ... Read More
Abuja doctors declare three-day strike, shut hospitals
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA) has begun a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The ... Read More
Why habitual urine retention is harmful to your wellbeing
While occasionally delaying a trip to the restroom may seem harmless, habitual suppression of the urge to urinate can have serious health consequences, urologists have warned. By ... Read More
NAFDAC warns Nigerians on counterfeit cancer treatment drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, ... Read More
WHO declares new COVID outbreak in China global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus outbreak in China, a global health emergency. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, announced at a press ... Read More
Mysterious illness in DR Congo likely malaria – Africa CDC
A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria, the African Union’s ... Read More
Health workers commence three-day warning strike Wednesday in Lagos
Healthcare workers in Lagos State, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, ... Read More
XEC COVID variant not detected in Nigeria — FG
Nigeria's Federal Government says the COVID variant — XEC, has not been detected in Nigeria. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said this in ... Read More
HIV: About 21.3m people now on antiretroviral treatment – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says about 21.3 million people are currently on antiretroviral treatment, raising their life expectancy in the African subregion. This is ... Read More
NAFDAC uncovers fake alcohol packaging centres in Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered counterfeit alcohol packaging centres at Article Market, Abule-Osun, Lagos State, seizing items ... Read More