MWAN Sensitizes Benue Public On Breast Cancer
Medical Women's Association of Nigeria, MWAN, Benue state chapter on Wednesday held a Breast Cancer awareness campaign to sensitize the general public on effects of cancer and benefits of self examination. The Campaign which began...
Yellow Fever Death Toll Rises To 17
The death toll of people in the Yellow Fever outbreak in Bauchi State has increased to 17 with another 19 suspected cases. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, (BSPHCDA),...
Men, More Likely To End Lives Than Women, Says Neuropsychiatrist
Dr. Uchendu Onyedika, a Neuropsychiatrist with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, says though more women tend to attempt suicide; men are however, more likely to succeed in ending their lives. Onyedika, who said this...
Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Raises Hope Of Improved Access To Quality Healthcare
Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Raises Hope Of Improved Access To Quality Healthcare
Wike Commends United States for Partnering Rivers State to Fight HIV/AIDS
Wike Commends United States for Partnering Rivers State to Fight HIV/AIDS
Stanbic IBTC promotes healthy living, wellness among employees Byline: Next Edition
Stanbic IBTC promotes healthy living, wellness among employees Byline: Next Edition
World Breastfeeding Week: WHO, UNICEF Tell Governments, Employers to Adopt Family-Friendly Policies
World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have called on governments and all employers to adopt family-friendly policies that would support breastfeeding. This was part of a statement issued by WHO...
Gbajabiamila Saves Health Sector From Imminent Strike of Resident Doctors
Following the intervention of Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) has suspended its planned industrial action, scheduled to commence on Monday July 22, 2019.
Ortom Flags Off 2019 National Immunization Plus Days In Benue
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has flagged off the 2019 National Immunisation Plus Days, NIPDs, in the state with a charge to the 23 caretaker committee chairmen to replicate same in their domains.
Botswana on High Alert for Ebola
The country has intensified its public health emergency preparedness.
Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern
The Director-General of World Health Organisation, WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has declared the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...
770,000 Deaths from HIV/AIDS Recorded Worldwide in 2018 – UNAIDS Report
Globally, around 1.7 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2018.
Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Tasks Parents On Children’s Mental Health
Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of Lagos State governor, has urged parents and guardians to pay serious attention to the welfare and mental health of their children and wards, saying such was necessary to evolve...
