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…
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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…
Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 200 Deaths in 28 States
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaAt least, 200 persons died from Lassa fever outbreak, representing 17.1 percent in 28 States and 114 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2023.Aside the fatality, there are…
No New COVID-19 Cases in Benue–NCDC
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has debunked the claims that 25 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic were detected in Benue State.This is coming…
FG to Redesign Health Care Fund for Vulnerable Nigerians
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Federal Government has indicated interest to redesign the Basic Health Care Provision Fund as the foundation to achieve equitable allocation of resources to the poorest and…
Family Planning: Nigeria Seeks to Bridge $29m Funding Gap
BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Federal Government has recorded a $29.05 million gap in the purchase of family planning commodities for health facilities in 2023, compared to $5.79 million shortfall in…