HEALTH

No fewer than 400 residents of Bauchi have benefitted from free Tuberculosis screening exercise initiated by a group, Langa Women Development Association. READ ALSO:U.S Commits Over $8b on HIV, Tuberculosis Treatment in Nigeria  The…

The Benue State Commissioner of Health, Dr Yanmar Ortese, says no fewer than nine persons have died following an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. READ ALSO:Lassa fever: Council warns against consumption of bush meat He made this…

A gynecologist, surgeon and head of clinical services in Life International hospital, Awka, Anambra State, Dr.Nwajiaku Louis has encouraged couples who have been childless after years of marriage to go for In Vitro Fertilization(IVF) so as…

The Registrar of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON),  Dr Yakubu Baba, has warned Nigerians against consumption of bush meat so as not to contract Lassa Fever. Baba revealed this in an interview with Newsmen on Thursday in Abuja…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Adamawa has recorded 21 cases of rights violations between January and February, with parental neglect high due to hardship. Grace Mamza, the NHRC Adamawa Coordinator, disclosed this during an…

The Federal Government has recruited 2,497 doctors, midwives, nurses, and Community Health Extension Workers in the last six months to bridge the manpower shortage in the health sector caused by the Japa syndrome. READ ALSO:Brain drain:…

The free surgery intervention programme for indigent people, initiated by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been flagged off with surgical operations carried out on patients at state hospitals in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro.…

A cancer survivor, Ms Olufunmilayo Akinade, says regular screening for early detection and access to various treatment options are critical to enhance cancer survival. Akinade, a stage four breast cancer survivor, disclosed this in an…

An NGO, Hope for the Village Child Foundation (HVCF), has screened no fewer than 100 women on cervical and breast cancers in Kaduna. this was disclosed by Head of Health Section of the foundation, Juliana Ekwoanya, said it was also an…

The Chief Medical Director of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo has revealed that no fewer than 10,000 patients receives treatment from the hospital on daily basis. He disclosed this during an exclusive…