Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Health

July 23, 2025

Kaduna govt vaccinates 754,304 girls against HPV; launches campaign against malnutrition 

Mr Balarabe commended health workers and said Kaduna had become a model in the north for integrating adolescent health into routine immunisation.

Vaccination
July 23, 2025
Suicide rope
July 23, 2025
Prof. Olufolake AbdulRazaq and others at the event
July 23, 2025

UCH gets dual global accreditation in cancer care

Mr Kolade said the certifications represented nearly two decades of effort to position Nigeria on the global map of cancer care.

University College Hospital (UCH),
July 23, 2025

Five killed in Italy as heatwave paralyses parts of Europe

A high-pressure area from Africa, which meteorologists have named Kamel, is expected to bring temperatures of up to 45 degrees Celsius to the south of Italy.

People cooling themselves amid heatwave
July 23, 2025

Cross River mulls raising doctors’ retirement age to 65

Governor Bassey Otu says Cross River may review the retirement age of its doctors from 60 to 65 years to holistically reform the state’s health sector.

Doctors (Photo credit: Guardian)
July 23, 2025

Minimal access surgery will improve patients’ quality of life, says surgeon

According to him, the initial cost of acquiring equipment for keyhole operation is high and requires commitment from healthcare policymakers.

Adewale Adisa
July 22, 2025

AstraZeneca unveils $37 billion U.S. investment plan amid tariff threats

It will also expand research and development and cell therapy manufacturing in Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Indiana, and Texas.

AstraZeneca building
July 22, 2025

Local govt to enforce enrolment into health insurance scheme before marriage

Mr Abba made the proposal on Monday at the Kudan LGA Secretariat during the KADCHMA’s inauguration of the informal sector enrollment campaign into the scheme.

KADCHMA’s inauguration of the informal sector enrollment campaign
July 22, 2025

Expert warns of another pandemic

Ibrahim Abubakar, a professor of infectious diseases at the University College London, says there will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now.

Patients in the hospital