Health Commissioners from the 36 states of the country and the Mandate Secretary of Health of the Federal Capital Territory have commended the [...]

The European Union has announced it will donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa in a significant move to combat the ongoing Mpox [...]

A cross-section of lactating women in Bauchi State on Friday said that they can no longer afford a balanced diet to sustain exclusive [...]

Food and beverage makers will no longer be allowed to use Brominated Vegetable Oil, BVO, as an ingredient in their products.  The US [...]

Renowned journalist and broadcaster, Rufai Oseni, has announced the opening of a new healthcare facility aimed at improving access to basic medical services [...]

Recently, Essien Etop Andrew, the deputy comptroller in charge of revenue at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), slumped and died while responding to questions at [...]

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has recalled Benylin Paediatrics Syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, following recent toxicity [...]

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said viral hepatitis infections are the second leading infectious cause of death globally, with 1.3 million deaths [...]

Federal Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, (NSIA), to procure and install cancer treatment [...]

A groundbreaking medical procedure took place in Boston, where surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man [...]

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has denied that there was a resurgence of COVID-19 in Benue State. NCDC described the report [...]

The Federal Government says Nigeria has made huge progress in the HIV/AIDS response and is on the way to ending the disease by [...]

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has revealed that open defecation is still practice in 669 Local Government Areas in Nigeria. This was [...]

As the Federal Government gets set to launch the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in Abuja on Oct. 24, it has debunked myths [...]

The Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria says the lack of early detection and treatment of breast cancer has kept the ailment as the [...]

The Anambra state government on Friday, September 15, said it is targeting over 2.6 million children under the age of 0-59 months as it begins [...]

The World Health Organisation and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact [...]

The Kano State Government has established three treatment centres as the cases of diphtheria in the state surged beyond 130. The state Commissioner [...]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to maintain and not dismantle the systems built for COVID-19 intervention. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO [...]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have hailed Nigeria’s immunisation programme despite the devastating effect of the [...]

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has said that members of the group remained crucial to routine immunisation uptake in the country. [...]

A health expert and founder of Paddy Paddy Wellness, Dr David Paddy, has said that over 65 per cent of Nigerian men were [...]

Hundreds of residents of the Ifitedunu community and environs in Dunukofia Local Governement Area of Anambra State on Wednesday received free medicare from [...]

A public health physician and Chief Executive Officer of Fest-Michelle Consultancy Services, Dr Festus Adetonwa, has advised men to examine their wives’ breasts [...]

National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has assured Nigerians of improvement in cancer care and treatment. The assurance was contained in [...]

Middle-aged men should take their physical health and well-being seriously, as it is essential for living a long and healthy life. Being in [...]

Hypertension is a major cause of premature death worldwide, including in Nigeria. Unfortunately, not many people know they have the condition because they [...]

A major breakthrough in healthcare delivery was recorded on Wednesday, 15th February, 2023, by the Akwa Ibom State Government, especially in the area [...]

The World Health Organisation has said it will start using a new preferred term, ‘mpox’, as a synonym for monkeypox. The change of [...]

Medical experts have cautioned mothers against giving their children excess multivitamins, warning that it could serious health problems. According to them, giving children [...]