Health

In this piece, BENJAMIN SAMSON writes on the resurgence of Lassa fever and the measures being taken by governments and other stakeholders to ...

By Adebukola Aluko Processed foods are foods that have been altered from their natural state in some way, often through the addition of ...

Kwara South Social Democratic Party (SDP) senatorial candidate, Prof Wale Sulaiman has sponsored free medical healthcare for 5,927 beneficiaries across the seven LGAs. ...

The joys of leaders of benefitting rural communities knew no bound as Kwara State government on Sunday distributed 12 rural ambulaces to the ...

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Friday formally received the medical equipment and hospital-related items donated to the Kwara state government by some indigenes of ...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has said the challenges occasioned by the naira redesign may further reduce the life expectancy of Nigerians already ...

The Chief Nursing Officer, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Mrs Fatimah Adebisi, on Tuesday said that the myths created around voluntary ...

A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, says the cosmetic tattooing of eyebrows known as Microblading, done by an untrained aesthetician can cause infections, ...

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on all stakeholders to prevail on governors owing doctors in their states. The NARD ...

new disease called diphtheria has surfaced in some parts and gradually spreading across the country, raising concerns among health officials in Nigeria. Diphtheria ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that the death toll from Diphtheria disease across the country was now 34, ...

Kwara State has secured a World Bank funding to support infrastructure upgrade in at least one primary healthcare facility in each of the ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano ...

Nigeria is set to have a first cancer hospital, the African Medical Centre of Excellence has said. This was made known by the ...

Governor Bello Matawalle says the Zamfara State Government has identified no fewer than 199 ghost doctors who were in the state payroll that ...

The World Health Organization (WHO), has published a statement in The Lancet Public Health, stating that there is no safe amount of alcohol ...

45-year-old woman, Eunice Owoloja, who is suffering from cancer of the uterus, has appealed to Nigerians to assist her in the payment of ...

The Management of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has notified the public to stop the purchase and ...

The First Lady of Kwara State, Ambassador Dr Olufolake Abdulrazaq has on commissioned the Ajike Sexual Assault Referral Center located within the premises ...

A U.S.-based Nigerian Care Provider, Dr Oluwatoyin Iseyemi, on Thursday paid medical bills of several indigent patients at the Federal Medical Center, Ebutte-Metta, ...

Management of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Kwara state on Wednesday seized a corpse of a deceased patient and arrested ...

It’s essential to know how to drink safely to keep your blood sugar in a healthy range and avoid complications. According to the ...

It was like a dream that turned reality for the family of an Electrical Engineer, Tola Ayodele who lives at Emirs Road Ilorin ...

Nurses in the service of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), have been charged to brace -up for training on Information Communication ...

The Kwara Government on Monday in Ilorin stated that about it is targeting about 2 million under five-years and 800,000 pregnant women, for ...

In commemoration of World AIDS Day 2022, Development Communications Network (DEVCOM) has joined the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to seek support ...

As part of efforts to ensure personnel of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are in good health conditions ahead of the 2023 ...

The Federal Government has urged master bakers in the country to utilise Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) in bread making to reduce high ...

As part of a measure to end open defecation in the country, a non-governmental organization, Early Chance Support Foundation, has donated toilets and ...

The Kwara Government says it has concluded arrangements to convert the Ilorin General Hospital to a teaching hospital for the newly approved Medical ...

An Agro processing industry, Olam Food Ingredient (Ofi) has supported the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Department of the Kwara Ministry of Health in ...

About one point six million school-age children in 26 Local Governments in Oyo State are at risk of endemic diseases of Schistosomiasis. National Coordinator ...

Ms May Ikokwu, Chief Executive Officer, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), on Monday said that early test and detection is paramount in the ...

The Director-General of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission(DSCHC), Dr. Ben Nkechika has disclosed that the state government has provided health insurance to ...

Nigerians have been urged to constantly provide support for parents and victims of children with cerebral palsy, a congenital disorder which affects the ...

Kwara State Government has enrolled additional 21,750 indigents in free health insurance package for the next one year Added to 29,000 Kwarans sponsored ...

The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Kwara State chapter on Thursday advised professional Doctors to always go for a regular medical check-up to ascertain ...

The federal government in collaboration with the Kwara state government on Thursday flagged off deworming programme for school-age children in Kwara. The programme ...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Kwara Chapter on Wednesday deworm about 2500 primary school pupils across some selected Local Government Area of ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says insecurity is one of the major factors fueling malnutrition in Nigeria. UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, Mrs. Ngozi ...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) on Monday in Ilorin advise the Government at all levels against over burdening pharmaceutical manufacturing companies with ...

Medical experts on Sunday warned Nigerians against high consumption of salt, saying that it is dangerous to health. The health experts gave the ...

The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Monday raised the alarm that three years after the social isolation, fear of disease, death, and strained ...

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has notified healthcare providers and the public of the death of 66 ...

An international NGO, Sightsavers Nigeria, says it will provide free cataract surgery for 150 adults in remote communities of Shendam, Mangu and Pankshin ...

The Ilorin Emirate Medical Doctors Group (IEMDG) have offered free treatment and drugs to over 1000 patients within a year. Dr Abdulkadir Ahmed, ...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kwara Chapter, on Wednesday in Ilorin pledged to support the State Hospital Management Bureau in repositioning the ...

Kwara State Government has enjoined owners of domestic animals that are capable of causing rabies, such as cats and dogs in the state ...

Managing director, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ilorin, Engr. Saheed Aremu has admonished residents of the state to respect the “rights of ...

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says efforts are on to use the FCT as an Open Defecation-Free (ODF) model for ...