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Health

April 27, 2023

Govt. hospitals in Sri Lanka face shortage of drugs: Minister

Sri Lankan hospitals have faced medical shortages since 2022 due to the country’s economic crisis.

Patients in Sri Lanka hospital
April 27, 2023

Lagoon Hospital opens cardiology, cardiac health management centre

Lagoon Hospital has opened a multi-specialist facility and a cardiology and cardiac health management centre in Lagos.

Lagoon's cardiology and cardiac health management centre
April 27, 2023

Aisha Buhari seeks investment in cardiovascular diseases treatment, prevention

Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s first lady, has called for adequate investment in the country’s treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

First lady, Aisha Buhari
April 27, 2023

COVID-19: WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan

On Wednesday, WHO launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for and deal with another deadly pandemic like COVID-19.

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
April 26, 2023

Kogi takes delivery of N1 billion medical consignment for malaria prevention

Earlier, the director of Public Health of the Ministry, Francis Akpa, described malaria as a killer disease if not treated immediately.

Yahaya Bello
April 26, 2023

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians about killer cough syrup

She called on importers, distributors, retailers, and consumers to avoid importing, distributing, selling, and consuming the substandard syrup.

NAFDAC DG, Mojisola Adeyeye and NAFDAC Logo
April 26, 2023

Borno enrols 46,000 vulnerable persons in health scheme

The programme aims to enhance quality healthcare service delivery at the grassroots.

BOSCHMA
April 26, 2023

Vietnam worried about rising e-cigarette use among teenagers

Vietnam has recorded rising poisoning cases due to e-cigarettes and heated cigarette products.

e-cigarettes
April 26, 2023

Nigerian lawmakers want malaria vaccines manufactured locally

The House of Representatives has called for domestic financing and locally manufactured malaria vaccines to stop the disease’s menace.

Malaria vaccine