The Nigeria Red Cross, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has assisted 7,300 women-led households in Gusau, Shinkafi, and Tsafe Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. Speaking during a distribution event in Gusau on Monday, Secretary General of the Nigeria Red Cross, Abubakar Kyande, said the intervention aimed to relieve…
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has procured for the first time, a first-line HIV treatment manufactured in Africa. The life-saving antiretroviral drugs were produced by a Kenyan pharmaceutical company and recently delivered to Mozambique. Ms. Hui Yang, Head of Supply Operations at the Global Fund, made this known in a statement…
Paediatricians have dispelled common misconceptions about childhood cancer, including the belief that it is contagious and a death sentence. The paediatricians in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Osogbo, said that the society lacked adequate knowledge of cancer, especially in children. Dr Oyetoke Oderanti, Consultant Paediatrician, Osun State University…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has commended the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) for its unwavering commitment to improving healthcare in Nigeria. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, said this as ANPA marked its 30th anniversary with a life-impacting medical mission in Lagos and Oyo States. This is contained in a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a female suspected drug peddler, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of cocaine to Iran. The arrest took place at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday…
The Nigeria Governors’ Spouses’ Forum (NGSF) has declared its strong support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) efforts in combating drug abuse and trafficking. The forum described the campaign as central to the success of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda (RHA) and the creation of a safer, healthier Nigeria. This position was…
Kasi Healthcare Nigeria Ltd., says it has been awarded a 365-day Medical Emergency Response (MER) contract by the Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) to ensure Lagosians have access to quality care. The Medical Director of Kasi Healthcare, Dr Adedayo Osholowo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. According to Osholowo, the contract will…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia Chapter, has commended Gov. Alex Otti, for approving the 100 per cent Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for employed doctors in the state. The state Chairman of NMA, Dr Ezinwa Ezuruike in a statement issued on Wednesday in Umuahia, expressed the group’s appreciation to the governor. He said that…
The Los Angeles County has declared a community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A, citing a sustained rise in clinical cases and elevated levels of the virus detected in local wastewater. A total of 165 hepatitis A cases in Los Angeles County have been reported since 2024, more than triple the number of cases reported in 2023,…
The Awyetu Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), located at Bwari General Hospital, Abuja has received a total of 345 Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases from 2020 to 2024 Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration stated this in Abuja on Tuesday. Fasawe made the disclosure when Dr…
