GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION BUDGET CUT BY 30%, $1.7BN FUNDING GAP LOOMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a partnership that includes World Health Organization (WHO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will...
LASSA FEVER DEATH TOLL HITS 172 IN NIGERIA – NCDC
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that the death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has...
FRSC RALLIES STAKEHOLDERS TO TACKLE ROAD CRASHES IN ABIA
In spite of a reduction in vehicular collisions and fatalities relative to the preceding year, the state of road safety in Abia remains concerning, as...
NARD RENEWS CALL FOR REINSTATEMENT OF SACKED DOCTORS AT FTH LOKOJA
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has renewed its demand for the immediate reinstatement of five doctors dismissed by the management of Federal Teaching...
STAY ON YOUR MEDS, INSTITUITE TELLS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria has encouraged individuals living with HIV to comply with their designated treatments to preserve their well-being and fight AIDS...
OGUN STATE TAKES BOLD STEP: PRIORITIZING SAFE ABORTION TO SAVE WOMEN’S LIVES
The Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola, has indicated that the state administration will spare no effort in executing...
TRUMP HEADS FOR ANOTHER HEALTH CHECK, INSISTS HE’S PERFECTLY FINE
Donald Trump heads for his second medical check-up this year on Friday, with the oldest elected president in US history, insisting that he is in...
OIL LEAK POLLUTES FARMLANDS, RIVERS IN BAYELSA COMMUNITIES
An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 has polluted Nembe communities around the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa....
NDLEA: WE’RE OPEN TO TALKS ON LEGALISING CANNABIS OIL
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is open to discussing the legalisation of cannabis oil for its medicinal benefits....
SANWO-OLU EXPANDS SCOPE OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY COVERING GENERALITY OF LAGOS RESIDENTS
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage, announcing the signing of an Executive Order making...