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Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the distribution of Professional kits to midwives provided by her pet project, Renewed Hope Initiative. (RHI) The flag-off for the North West Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria was held in…

The FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS) has applauded the role of the media for projecting the agency, leading to increase in beneficiaries of health insurance services in the city. Dr Aminat Zakari, Deputy Director (DD) Operations of the…

Zamfara State Government says it has recruited 1,793 health workers in the last one year. READ ALSO:Humanitarian Minister Commissions Six Legacy Projects In Zamfara  The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar, stated this on…

Ahead of the World Blood Donor's Day, the Federal Government has commence preparations with the inauguration of committee members. READ ALSO:Nigerians Urged To Be Blood Donors The acting Director-General of the National Blood Service…

The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) has kicked against the compulsory five-year service licensing a doctor proposed by the House of Representatives. The association, however, said that a national emergency…

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has intervened in the rehabilitation of selected Primary Healthcare Centres, PHCs, in the state. The International organization has also donated medical equipment and…

China has reported a human case of  H3N8 Bird Flu virus in Guangdong province.  The case was a 56-year old woman who had been exposed to live poultry before the disease occured. READ ALSO: Argentina Suspends All Poultry Exports After…

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kayode Oladehinde while speaking at the symposium organised in commemoration of the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day in Abeokuta announced that free Tuberculosis( TB) tests are being carried…

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has applauded optometrists practicing in Nigeria. He expressed satisfaction with the large number of optometrists remaining in the country, in spite of persistent brain drain. The governor…

Nutrition experts have countered the notion that certain foods when combined may be dangerous. The experts, Mmesoma Ezeh, Nutritionist at NOWA Educational Centre, and Anicho Prosper, Nutritionist and Dietitian at the University of Nigeria…