The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Dr Mariya Mahmoud has called on governments at all levels to increase investment in primary healthcare. Mahmoud made the call in Abuja on Monday, at an event organised by the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, FCT/Keffi Chapter, to celebrate the 2025 World Family Doctors Day. She emphasised…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has partnered with Nizamiye Hospital, a private medical facility in Jabi, Abuja, to organise a free medical outreach in June, coinciding with its upcoming Press Week. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, the council announced that the partnership was formalised during a courtesy visit led by…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) opened its Annual Assembly in Geneva on Monday, with a key focus on the formal adoption of a long-anticipated ‘International Pandemic Treaty’. Developed at record speed in response to lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the agreement aimed to prevent the kind of chaos seen in the global scramble for…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified its stance regarding the nationwide ban on sachet alcohol. Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the temporary lifting of the ban was only valid until…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is forced to reduce the number of employees due to a lack of money, and the number of departments will be reduced from 76 to 34. The Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said this on Monday. “As you know, we have been engaging in a major structural realignment, guided by an…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday, sentenced a 36 year-old woman, Omolara Atoyebi to one year imprisonment for dealing in 895gm of Cannabis Sativa. Delivering judgment, Justice Nkeonye Maha held that she convicted and sentenced Atoyebi based on the evidence tendered against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as well…
Immediate-past President of the United States, Joe Biden, has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer. This was disclosed in a statement from his personal office on Sunday. The statement noted that the disease has spread to his bones. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted opioids worth over N3.2 billion in separate operations at Apapa and Port Harcourt ports. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at the Port Harcourt Port complex in Onne, Rivers,…
The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), a non-profit organisation, has identified three major gaps in the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The NSSF also urges closing of the gaps to make the scheme more impactful. The NSSF Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, made this known in an interview with News…
The wife of Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has urged pregnant women in the state not to treat issues concerning antenatal and postnatal care with levity. Nwifuru who made the call while inaugurating her Baby Shower Initiative and Maternity Day in Abakaliki, urged women not to joke with advice from health professionals. She said that…
