Infants and young children have the greatest nutrient needs at any time in life. Poor nutrition at a young age causes irreversible mental and physical damage. World Health Organization, WHO, recommend...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says the number of Lassa fever infections since the beginning of 2022 is 894, with 168 deaths. The latest situation report released for week 33 by the NCD...
Federal Government is set to clamp down on all unregistered laboratories by the end of this year. The Governing Board of the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology, NISLT, made the ...
When a man heads for the bridge to jump into the lagoon, one need not be told that such a man is not acting in a movie. When another, locks up himself in a room and reaches for the ceiling with a rope...
Oko town is to provide a hospitable environment for student doctors at Bowen University, Iwo who are on community medical services in the town. Oranimiyan of Oko land , Oba Solomon Akinola made the pl...
Vulnerable people and children have been included in the National Health Authority Act. Senator Ibrahim Yahaya stated this in Ibadan at a forum organised by the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Oyo ...
The Oyo State House of Assembly has called for proactive measures against the use of harmful chemicals in the process, production and preservation of foods. This was a move to prevent the spread of li...
The youths form a major segment of the world’s population. Most worrisome in recent times is the high rate of youth in drug abuse. As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark 2022 International Yo...
Osun State has recorded the first suspected case of Monkeypox. The first suspected case was discovered in Iperindo, Atakumosa East Local Government of the State. However, in Osogbo, Osun State capita...
Over 200 indigent children in Ogun State will undergo a free medical surgery. The Chief Medical Director, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, OOUTH, Sagamu, Dr. Oluwabunmi Fatungase announc...
A Public health expert in the Oyo State Ministry of Health, Dr Olatunde Babalola has challenged media professionals to intensify efforts at sensitizing the public on the causes, prevention, and treatm...
The Oyo State Government, through the Primary Healthcare Board, has flagged off the second phase of the mass vaccination campaign. The campaign was flagged off by the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Taiwo...
One hundred ninety-six primary healthcare centres are being supported by the Federal and State governments through the provision of special intervention funds in an effort to make Health accessible to...
The Federal Government has commenced discussions with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors over the demands of the doctors. The Publicity Secretary of NARD, Dr. Yusuf Alfa, disclosed this in a...
Journalists have been admonished to ensure their health reports are validated by experts before publishing Oyo State Coordinator, World Health Organisation,WHO, Dr Phillips Zorto gave the admonition i...
A three-month covid-19 campaign strategic initiative called S.C.A.L.E.S 3.0 has been launched by Ogun state primary healthcare development board in collaboration with development partners on health to...
The World Health Organization has said that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever. The WHO said with Nigeria’s population of about 200 million, the figure makes up around 25 percent of all...
A consultant psychiatrist, Dr Haleem Abdulrahman wants parents to always pay special attention to the mental health of their children. He stated this while delivering a lecture at a fu...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 157 cases of monkeypox across 26 States in the country. The Centre disclosed this in its latest Monkeypox situation report for week 30. Monkeypo...
The Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta, Professor Adewale Musa-Olomu has called on well-meaning Nigerians and corporate bodies to assist the hospital to refurbish the Accident and Eme...
For Nigeria to achieve the 2035 tuberculosis-free target there is the need for members of the public to prioritize TB testing. Oyo State Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Ministry of Health, Mrs Abim...
A World Health Organization, WHO, an official announced that a youngster who had the highly contagious Marburg virus, which is similar to the Ebola virus, had passed away in Ghana. Since Ghana reporte...
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, (NTBLCP), says explorative research has shown that the major factor responsible for the increasing number of people with TB is low TB case find...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government two weeks to implement agreements relating to their welfare. The ultimatum was issued by the Association following ...
The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, has sealed off 34 medical laboratories across Osun State. The Council also outrightly shutdown 4 medical laboratories for various unethical conducts ...
