Category: Health

By Lukman Amusa The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, especially health care providers, on the circulation of fake meningitis vaccines circulating in…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public, especially healthcare providers, on the existence of fake Dukoral Oral Cholera vaccine circulating in Bangladesh. According…

The Consumer Protection Council has begun an awareness campaign on the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) across major cities in Nigeria where cigarettes and shisha are openly sold. On Thursday,…

To combat the rising scourge of Opioid misuse and addiction in Nigeria, the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) and the Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists…

By Andrew Nunn, UCL and I.D. Rusen, University of Toronto Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in the world from a single infectious disease, causing more deaths than HIV/AIDS. In 2017, 10 million people…

In view of the increasing incidences of kidney diseases, the Renal Dialysis Centre (RDC), Ikeja, Lagos, says the best way to manage the condition is through prevention. Dr John Okoh,…

The Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) has shown that Akwa Ibom has the highest prevalence rate of HIV in the country. The result indicates that about 5.5 per…

The Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Suleiman N. Adamu yesterday said Nigeria remains second among the countries still practicing open defecation globally and first in Africa. India which at present…

The number of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria has dropped from 3.2million to 1.9million, a new report states. The report is contained in the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday unveiled the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) report, saying the end of the disease was in sight in the country. Unveiling the NAIIS at…