567 Die In Kano Due To Malaria
About 567 people died of malaria related-diseases in Kano State last year, the Commissioner for Health, Kabiru Ibrahim Getso, has said. Addressing a press conference yesterday in commemoration with 2019…
NCDC Launches Project To Protect Health Workers From Infections
Health experts have identified hand washing as a major preventive measure against the spread of viral diseases, especially in health institutions. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) launched the…
Doctor I Infected 65 Children, 25 Others With Hiv/Aids In Pakistan.
More than 90 people, including 65 children, are feared to have been infected with theHIV virus in Pakistan by a doctor using a contaminated syringe, officials disclosed today. “We have arrested…
DRCongo Records 26 Ebola Deaths In One Day
Twenty-six people died of Ebola in a single day in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the highest daily toll since its outbreak nearly nine months ago,…
Beware Of Poisonous ‘Ponmo’ In Lagos Markets — Government
The Lagos State Government has warned residents of the state of the presence of poisonous ponmo (cow skin) in some markets in the state. The warning was contained in a…
World Malaria Day: WHO, U.S. Call For More Efforts To Tackle Disease
By Lukman Amusa In commemoration of the 2019 World Malaria Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for renewed political commitment to eliminate the disease. The International agency said…
Avoid Automatic Transport Ventilators, NAFDAC Warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned healthcare providers to stop using some automatic ventilators because of the danger they pose to human health.…
Malaria Day: Expert Suggest Solutions To Malaria Scourge
Dr Victor Fayomi, a general practitioner with a private hospital in Gwagalada, has said that political goodwill and public-private partnership should be strengthened to end malaria for good. Fayomi made…
Dogara Decries Foreign Medical Trips, Wants Health Sector Overhauled
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has decried the high rate of foreign medical trips by Nigerians, calling for a total overhaul of the health sector to…
Update:Despite Official Data Stating Otherwise, Ngige Claims Nigeria Has ‘Surplus’ Doctors
Despite official data showing that Nigeria ‘gravely’ lacks an adequate number of doctors, a minister has claimed otherwise. The World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics, as of 2013, showed there were…
