Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Health

August 9, 2024

NMA urges unity among doctors for continued progress

He said all doctors must conform to and align with the code of conduct and ethics obtained in civilised society, make all the sacrifices, and attain mental maturity.

Nigerian Medical Association
August 9, 2024

Hunger affecting breast milk quality, quantity; exclusive breatfeeding difficult: Bauchi Mothers

Several nursing mothers in an interview lamented the hardship they are enduring in Nigeria.

Bauchi women
August 9, 2024

African countries to declare public health emergency over mpox

This move followed WHO’s July 23, 2022, declaration of monkeypox as a public health emergency of international concern.

Monkeypox
August 9, 2024

COVID-19 transforming world, says Nigeria’s health minister

“It is going to be one of the significant hallmarks in our effort to respond when the next storm shows up,” the health minister stated.

Patients in an isolation center
August 8, 2024

WHO convenes on mpox spread

WHO has called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
August 8, 2024

WHO releases $1 million to support scale-up of Mpox response

WHO has released one million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support the scale-up of the Mpox response.

Monkeypox
August 7, 2024

Dietician cautions against use of unapproved food additives

Mrs Abraham-Agbelusi said that the side effects of most of the additives far outweighed their benefits.

NAFDAC
August 7, 2024

Cross River plans recruitment of 31 doctors, 153 nurses, 22 pharmacists 

The commissioner said the governor’s approval had been transmitted to the relevant agencies for implementation.

Governor Bassey Otu
August 7, 2024

NMA lauds Jigawa’s investment in health sector

The new state NMA chairman, Umar Abdulbaseed, hailed the government investment in the health sector.

Nigerian Medical Association
August 7, 2024

NGO screens 100 women for cervical cancer at UI  

Mr Samuel said the exercise would provide easy access to cancer screening and diagnosis to reduce the burden of the disease on the increase in Nigeria.

University of Ibadan