Nigeria’s management of the COVID-19 crisis has been ranked among the best in the world, with only China and Japan ahead, according to Professor Osondu Ogbuoji, a health expert at Duke University in the United States. Speaking at a policy dialogue on national health financing, Ogbuoji said Nigeria’s success was driven by strong leadership from…
A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Lanre Falodun, has stated that vitiligo is a treatable skin condition, especially when diagnosed early, and is neither contagious nor caused by sin. Falodun, who practices at the National Hospital, Abuja, said this during the 19th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD) in Lagos….
Dr Maryam Abdulrahman-Raji, Senior Registrar, Oncology Unit, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), has called for increased support and investment in pediatric cancer care to improve treatment outcomes and save lives of children suffering from cancer. She made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of an event for…
Dr Akujuobi Igwe, Laboratory and Research Director at Rotan Medical Diagnostics Ltd, has called on the Federal Government to allocate dedicated funding for the routine testing of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Igwe made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, speaking on the current state of Antimicrobial…
