The President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Mike Ogirima has advised doctors not to treat patients with traces of Lassa Fever without protective gadgets. Ogirima, in...
A scorecard by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) shows that Nigeria has mass treatment coverage index of 48 per cent for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)...
A public health physician, Dr Shehu Martins last Monday advised pregnant women to avoid giving birth at home, saying it can lead to serious complications. Martins,...
Almost everywhere you go, you will see “African Star Apple” popularly called “udara” in native tongue being hawked or displayed in trays, the yellow and whitish...
The Health Ministries Department of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, Port Harcourt Conference has commenced a free medical surgery programme for indigent members of the...
The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) has advised organisations, employers and individuals to provide First Aid training and services at work places to meet emergency needs....
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says over 900,000 children will be immunized against Polio in the first round of 2018 vaccination...
Hippocrates, the father of modem medicine was said to have observed that food is the best medicine for any disease. Inadvertently, we are what we eat....
Port Harcourt, Obio/Akpor and Ahoada West Local Government Areas have been rated low in maternal and infant nutritions in Rivers State. This was contained in a...
The University of Lagos says the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised its institution as being compliant with its Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) batch testing...