FG, Institute Introduce TB Screening App
Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) and the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) launched a mobile application for screening and notification of TB cases by private health care…
WHO Declares Congo Free Of World’s Second-Largest Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared Congo free of the second-worst Ebola outbreak in history. The Organization announced this in a tweet via its Twitter account on Thursday stating…
Buhari Hails Stakeholders On Nigeria’s Polio Free Status
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitated with fellow countrymen as the country made another historical development making Nigeria a Wild Polio Virus Free. The president expressed this in a statement released by…
Nigeria Beats Crippling Childhood Disease, To Be Declared Polio Free In August
Nigeria may soon be declared a polio-free country come August 2020. This is as indicated by the African Regional Commission for Certification on Polio Eradication, ARCC, an organ of the…
COVID-19: Ehanire Urges Nigerians To Take More Precautions
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has explained how Nigeria can manage in reducing the death rate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Ehanire addressing newsmen at the…
COVID-19: Lagos Suspends Reopening Of Churches And Mosques
The Lagos State Government has on Tuesday said that the initial planned to reopen Churches and Mosques on Friday June 19 and Sunday June 21 will no longer be visible…
NNPC To Build Infectious, Communicable Disease Centre In Katsina
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its partners are to build multi billion naira emergency and infectious diseases hospital in Katsina state. It is the latest in various interventions made…
COVID-19: FG To Involve Volunteers For Community Sensitisation
The Federal Government is set to engage community volunteers on house-to-house sensitisation on the dangers and spread of COVID-19. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this on Tuesday in…
COVID 19: Ikpeazu Declares Massive Testing Of Residents
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has on Tuesday announced the commencement of a massive testing for COVID-19 as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the deadly. This was…
If You Want Babies, Stop Taking Painkillers, Gynaecologist Warns Women
Dr Abosede Lewu, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, has urged young women to stop abuse or consistent use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), also known as painkillers to prevent infertility.…
