PUBLIC HEALTH

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, has inaugurated advocacy clubs in three states to address public health and developmental challenges in the communities. READ ALSO: Abortion: Public Health Expert decries High Death Rate …

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The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa has advocated for increased domestic budgetary allocation to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats in the country. Dr. Adetifa…

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The National Agency for the Control of Aids, NACA and its partners have rejected a report claiming that there is an increase in HIV prevalence in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. READ ALSO:NACA tasks media on reporting issues on HIV…

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The Centre for Social Justice, a non-governmental organisation, has solicited increased social interventions to enhance health insurance coverage The Executive Director of the group, Mr. Eze Onyekpere, made the call on Thursday in Owerri,…

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A Consultant Medical Microbiologist and the Anti Retroviral Therapy Coordinator, at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafiya, Dr. Esther Solomon Audu, has blamed loss of HIV cases in Nigeria on insecurity and migration. She…

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun the process of establishing a laboratory to tackle counterfeiting and other forms of infractions. This is contained in a statement issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Chief…

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The Lagos State Government has announced a plan to develop and employ a telehealth model to enhance rural people’s access to primary healthcare across the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye said the…

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The Medical and food safety professionals have kicked against the practice of bottling locally made drinks in plastic bottles, noting that it is unsafe for consumption and dangerous to health and well being. READ ALSO:PRIORITISING FOOD…

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Pfizer has announced that Antimicrobial Resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. The agency stated this during a virtual media roundtable organised to create awareness about Antimicrobial Stewardship. Also, in a…

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World Health organization (WHO) has congratulated and lauded the efforts of African countries, Benin and Mali for eliminating  trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO’s African Region to achieve…