A Lagos civil servant, Mr. Jubril Adeyemi Adebowale needs a sum of N7 million for a kidney transplant. According to Adebowale, doctors said he would need to undergo another transplant after the first one failed in 2020. He is currently undergoing dialysis at Zenith Hospital in Abuja. He said:
HEALTH
The Federal Government will on Monday receive about 4.8 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said on Sunday. NPHCDA Executive Director/ CEO, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, in a memo issued to journalists in Abuja, said the consignment is a donation from the American government. The expected shipment will […]
Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have unanimously agreed to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, August 2, 2021. This is coming at a very critical time when the country is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 infections; the signal of a third wave of the pandemic. The […]
About 18 million Nigerians are infected with hepatitis B and C, according to the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire. Hepatitis is a disease that causes an inflammation or damage of the tissues of the liver . It can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis. The five types of viral hepatitis are A, B, C, […]
The outbreak of Cholera has claimed no fewer than 33 persons in both Yobe and Jigawa states. In Yobe State, three deaths have been recorded with two others hospitalised at Girgir Community in Jakusko Local Government Area of the state. This comes less than three days after 30 persons were reported killed in Jigawa State […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons why it has yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, and issued to newsmen on Sunday, in Abuja. The statement quoted […]










