Browsing: Health & Wellness

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has inducted 365 foreign-trained nurses into the profession as they graduated from 15 foreign institutions and completed their…

The Oyo State government announced that it will distribute 4,995,436 long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) to vulnerable populations, including pregnant women and children under the age of…

Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, has said that Nigeria’s approach to health issues considers the interconnectedness of human health,…

The Borno State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched the ‘Adopt-A-PHC Naija Challenge’ to reduce child mortality and the number…

The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with La Shipson Pharmaceuticals Ltd to domesticate biopharmaceutical technologies in Nigeria.…

Low vegetable consumption combined with hypertension significantly doubles the risk of stroke, particularly when hypertension is untreated, underscoring the need for integrated, multidimensional stroke prevention strategies…

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has sanctioned 49 erring healthcare facilities (HCFs) and 47 health maintenance organisations in 2024 in accordance with its operational guidelines.…

A non-governmental organisation, Nirvana Initiative, has called for broader commitment to advocacy, education, and direct support for the sickle cell community in Nigeria and across Africa.…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, on Saturday, in conjunction with Nizamiye Hospital, provided free health check-ups for over 300 journalists…

The Board of Trustees (BOT) of ABUAD Multi-System Hospital Ado-Ekiti, AMSH, has appointed Dr Akinola Akinmade, as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the eight-year-old frontline…