Thursday, October 29, 2026

Health

October 15, 2022

NHIA adopts renewable energy to boost health insurance ecosystem

Mr Sambo highlighted the significance of an uninterrupted electricity supply in the rapidly expanding health insurance ecosystem.

NHIA
October 15, 2022

Lack of data hampering cancer advocacy: Akeredolu

Mrs Akeredolu, a breast cancer survivor, said a more innovative approach needs to be deployed to reduce the cancer burden in Nigeria.

Betty Akeredolu
October 14, 2022

Proponents exaggerating medicinal benefits of cannabis: NDLEA

Mr Babafemi also argued that the drug fuels crimes, insurgency and terrorism across the country.

Babafemi/Cannabis
October 14, 2022

FG to add eye treatment to primary health services

The federal ministry of health says it will integrate eye care into the primary health care services and reach the underserved in remote areas.

October 13, 2022

Ogun seals four private hospitals, warns others against quackery

Dr Tomi Coker said that the move was informed by an unprofessional prescription by a certain medical doctor in the social media space.

Ogun Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker
October 12, 2022

Nurses condemn physical assaults by patients’ relatives

According to Ms Samson, nurses are constantly assaulted while doing their duties because patients’ relatives believe they are slow in attending to the sick.

Nurses
October 12, 2022

Mental Health: Six doctors available to five million people, NMA says

“There is (a) dearth of manpower for mental health in Nigeria. On the Plateau, we have only six psychiatrists serving a population of over 5,000,000 persons.”

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba
October 12, 2022

India orders shutdown of Maiden Pharmaceutical over alleged killer cough syrup

“A notice has been served to the pharma company directing that total production shall be stopped,” Mr Vij said.

October 12, 2022

FG starts emergency ambulance service Friday

The federal government says it will begin the pilot phase of the emergency ambulance services on Friday in Abuja.

Ambulance