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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has blamed the neglect of health facilities across the country for the rising rate of medical tourism, particularly by the elites. The association cited the conviction of former Deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Obinna Obeta, a doctor, in the United Kingdom as an avoidable situation ‘as […]
Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has indicated that Nigerians may have no reason to worry over dangerous substance reportedly discovered in a particular flavour of the Indomie noodles, the Special Chicken Flavour. She said the contentious flavour was never registered by the agency for sale […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving a legacy of quality health care system with one million Nigerians under its health insurance coverage. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, said this while inaugurating an 80-bed mother and child hospital in Oro in Irepodun Local Government area of Kwara State. He said the new hospital was […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the existence of a killer cough syrup, NATURCOLD. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, raised the alarm through a statement issued on Wednesday. Adeyeye, stated that the cough syrup has already caused the death of six children in Cameroon. […]
Nigeria has recorded more than 152 deaths from Lassa fever this year. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) gave the statistics on Wednesday in its latest situation report. It reported that there had been 788 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across the country in 2023. The NCDC said the number of new […]
The Federal Government has said the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is expected to be in the country by April 2024. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who spoke at a press briefing in commemoration of World Malaria Day on Tuesday said Nigeria has applied for the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in the third application widow for […]
The National Association Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institution (NANNM-FHI) sector, has decried the exclusion of its members in the recent 40% pay increment for federal workers. The Association expressed its displeasure in a statement issued yesterday by its National Chairman, Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan. Rilwan said the attention of nurses and midwives in FHI of […]
The Texas Board of Nursing in the United States has released a 75-person probe list indicating that 43 Nigerians are under investigation for false educational credentials. A statement on the website disclosed that on January 25, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and law enforcement partners launched […]
