By Punarimam Fehintola The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) trained health reporters on current Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV),Tuberculosis (TB) issues and calls for collaborative efforts in the fight against these diseases. At the one day seminar in Abuja, journalists were
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No fewer than 2,000 underprivileged Nigerians are expected to benefit from the 2019 free medical outreach of the Nigerian Health Foundation (NHF) coming up in July, according to the organisers. Founder of the United States-based non-governmental charity, Dr Iwuozo Obilo, disclosed this at a fundraising dinner for the programme in New Jersey on Saturday night. […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians of the recall of Losartan potassium tablet by its manufacturers. A statement by Prof. Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director General, on Thursday revealed that the tablet, manufactured by Hetero Labs Limited, Unit – I (API manufacturer), was recalled after detection of some […]
Some butchers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the FCT Minister Mohammed Bello to intervene over lack of basic amenities in abattoirs across the territory. The butchers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kuje, Deidei and Dutse on Thursday decried the poor attention given to abattoirs in the […]
Measles cases have soared between 300 and 700 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the World Health Organisation said Monday, as concern grows over the impact of anti-vaccination stigma. So far this year, 170 countries have reported 112,163 measles cases to WHO. At this time […]
Dr Uthman Mubashir, a public health physician, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to provide adequate vaccines for the prevention of meningitis in the country. Mubashir, a Consultant at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), gave the advice in Ilorin. He said that the country was presently contending with an extreme heat wave and […]
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