The Investigation and Enforcement team of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a cache of counterfeit medicines during a raid at Tyre Village,…
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Shettima Reaffirms FG’s Commitment to Improved Healthcare
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to improving healthcare delivery in Nigeria, especially in rural areas. The Vice President, who made this known when a…
NAFDAC Bans Use of Antibiotics As Growth Promoters in Livestock
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the use of Antibiotics as growth promoter in Livestock production. Instead, the Agency has said alternative growth…
WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK: Akwa Ibom First Lady Fetes Nursing Mothers With Cash, Gift
Wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, on Wednesday gave out cash donations and gifts to no fewer than 500 nursing mothers in the state in commemoration…
HAJJ: NPHCDA Hands Over Essential Medicines to NAHCON
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has handed over essential medical supplies, including antimalaria, antihypertensive, analgesics and antibiotics, among other medical supplies to the National Hajj Commission of…
Nigeria’s Senior Citizens Donate Health, Support Items to Cross River State
The National Senior Citizens Center has donated various items to the government of Cross River State to support senior citizens in the state. The Items, which were handed over to…
NAFDAC Alerts on Contaminated Oral Medicines from Maldives, Pakistan
Manufacturer asked to stop production of all oral liquid dosage medicines The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Healthcare providers and the general public…
Bauchi: NCDC Intensifies Efforts to End Lassa Fever, Diphtheria Outbreak
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified efforts to end the outbreak of Lassa Fever and Diphtheria in Bauchi State.Director- General of NCDC,…
Illegal Organ Harvesting: FG Vows to Sanction Culprits, Unveils Helpline
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Federal Government has vowed to sanction the culprits–buyers, sellers, medical practitioners and hospitals–involved in illegal organ harvesting in Abuja.This is even as the government enjoined the…
Sokoto: NCDC Confirms 13 Cases of Dengue Fever
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 13 cases of Dengue Fever outbreak in Sokoto State.This followed the reported cases of the fever…