Health

Buhari directs minister to release doctors’ seized salaries, health workers’ wages

*Inform your members how much has been paid, FG tells ASUU PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed the Minister of Finance,…

3 years ago

‘Taxing carbonated drinks will reduce rate of diseases’

Policies for the taxing of carbonated drinks will help Nigeria beat non-communicable diseases and boost economic productivity, a public health…

3 years ago

Nasarawa State Government confirms two cases of Lassa fever

The Nasarawa State Government has confirmed two cases of Lassa fever since the beginning of the dry season in the…

3 years ago

Nigeria leads with 27% in global malaria deaths – WHO

Nigeria accounted for 27 per cent of the global malaria deaths in 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.…

3 years ago

Mass Exodus: CMDs seek emergency health workers replacement policy

The Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of federal tertiary hospitals has called for a clear policy on…

3 years ago

‘Omicron could have originated in HIV patients’

The surprising number of mutations in the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant could signal that it originated in a patient with…

3 years ago

Omicron Covid-19 not in Nigeria yet; we’ve ramped up surveillance — FG

… as NCDC prioritises sequencing of samples from SARS-COV-2 positive travellers As concerns continued to mount over the new variant…

3 years ago

FG can’t use bond to keep us in Nigeria, doctors reply Ngige

Doctors in Nigeria have rejected a proposal by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, for physicians trained…

3 years ago

Nigeria, others to get malaria vaccine by first quarter of 2022 –AHM

The Assembly of Health Ministers of the ECOWAS region on Friday announced that Nigeria and other African countries would get…

3 years ago

Sexual stimulants: Men inevitable journey to their early graves

As we aged, our sexual drive significantly reduces. This is most noticeable in women after menopause. But as menopause is…

3 years ago