EPIDEMIOLOGISTS CALL FOR ROBUST HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
By: Balogun Ibrahim Public health experts, epidemiologists, researchers, policymakers, and development partners have called for stronger disease surveillance systems to improve Nigeria’s ability to detect...
PCN CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL DRUG PRACTICES, SEALS 572 PREMISES IN PLATEAU
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 572 pharmacies and patent medicine stores across Plateau State for various regulatory breaches,...
FUTA TEACHING HOSPITAL ACTIVATES CONTINGENCY MEASURES AMID STRIKE
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Management of the Federal University of Technology, Akure Teaching Hospital in Ondo State has condemned the ongoing industrial action embarked upon...
NIGER ABSORBS 396 UNICEF/GAVI-SUPPORTED HEALTH WORKERS INTO CIVIL SERVICE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Niger State Government has absorbed 396 health workers previously engaged under a UNICEF and GAVI-supported healthcare programme into the state...
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES RAISES ALARM OVER RISING LASSA FEVER DEATHS, URGES URGENT ACTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Academy of Medical Sciences Nigeria has called for immediate and coordinated national action following a sharp increase in Lassa fever...
OBASANJO REVEALS HE IS LIVING WITH AN INCURABLE DISEASE
By: Muftau Fatimo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he has lived with diabetes for more than four decades. According to him, lifestyle discipline,...
KWARA NURSES ISSUE 14-DAY ULTIMATUM TO STATE GOVERNMENT OVER WELFARE DEMANDS
By: Muftau Fatimo The Kwara State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses has issued a two-week ultimatum to the state government to address...
NIGERIA CONSIDERS FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS FROM UGANDA, DR CONGO OVER EBOLA SPREAD
Nigerian officials are considering possible flight limits from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan—countries dealing with an Ebola outbreak—in an effort...
CANADA, BAHAMAS JOIN US TO IMPOSE EBOLA-RELATED TRAVEL BANS
Canada and the Bahamas have recently added the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan to their list of countries from which travelers...
NCDC WARNS NIGERIANS AGAINST FAKE EBOLA REMEDIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned Nigerians against relying on unverified home remedies for Ebola Virus Disease, stressing...