NCDC Confirms 42 New Cases Of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State recording 27 cases. The NCDC made this known via its official...
COVID-19: WHO Says Sequencing Remains Vital To Tracking Spread Of New Variants
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says sequencing remains vital to detecting and tracking the emergence and spread of new variants of COVID-19, such as XBB.1.5. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this at an online...
Buhari’s Assent To Mental Health Bill Major Leap To Healthcare Delivery – Prof. Igwe
Neuropsychiatrist, Prof. Monday Igwe, has described the signing of the Mental Health Bill into Law by President Muhammadu Buhari as a “major leap in the administration of mental healthcare service delivery in Nigeria.” Igwe who is also...
COVID-19: China Infection Surge On Agenda At WHO Meeting
World Health Organisation (WHO) has met with COVID-19 experts to discuss the current surge in the virus in China and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support on the situation. WHO, in a statement, stated...
COVID-19: China Infection Surge On Agenda At WHO Meeting
World Health Organisation (WHO) has met with COVID-19 experts to discuss the current surge in the virus in China and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support on the situation. WHO, in a statement, stated...
NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians On Existence Of Fake COVID-19 Test Kits
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians about counterfeit COVID-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The notification is contained in a NAFDAC public alert released to journalists on Sunday...
Expert Recommends Consumption Of More Fruits, Vegetables To Low-Income Earners
A Nutritionist and Dietician, Dr. Folake Samuel, says there is need for low-income earners to consume more fruits and vegetables as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Samuel, also the Local Principal Investigator, Department...
Lagos Health Commissioner Urges Doctors To Leverage Brain Drain Opportunities
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has urged the Nigerian doctors and medical practitioners to leverage on the opportunities abound in brain drain syndrome to improve themselves. Abayomi gave the advice at...
WHO Tasks Public Health Journalists On Evidence-Informed Service To Nigerians
The World Health Organization(WHO), has urged Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ), on the need to provide more evidence-informed service to Nigerians.
Dr. Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative, Nigeria, said this on Thursday in Akwanga,...
Medicine Dealers Docked Over Alleged Importation Of Fake Drugs
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Wednesday, arraigned some medicine dealers before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged importation of fake drugs. The defendants are: Bernard Chinweuba, 47;...
Why Bleaching Creams Are Dangerous — NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug administration and Control (NAFDAC) has tasked media officers to assist in disseminating to Nigerians the dangers associated with bleaching creams. The acting Director-General of the agency, Dr. Monica...
WHO Reports 90% Drop In COVID-19 Deaths Since Last Winter
The number of COVID-19 deaths has fallen sharply since last winter, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Earlier, some 9,400 COVID-19-related deaths were reported worldwide, WHO chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, reported in Geneva on Wednesday. He...
Dermatologist Says Armpit Has Inherent Odour; It Is Normal
Mrs Ronke Adeniran, a Dermatologist, says armpits have an inherent odour
that is normal due to apocrine and eccrine glands. She said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in...
