The Lagos State government says its Ministry of Health has developed a set of policies on safe termination of pregnancy. Tagged “Lagos State Guidelines on Safe...
Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large modelling study on the topic released...
As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to step-up its efforts in educating and protecting Nigerians from the increasing...
Two herbal formulations were approved for clinical trial investigations for the treatment of COVID-19 during the pandemic, according to the National Agency for Food and Drug...
Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox disease since the beginning of the year 2022, the nation’s disease outbreak management agency has said. In the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that COVID-19 is not over in spite of reports that cases and deaths have declined significantly. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO...
The Federal Government has mandated all employers and employees in public, private, and informal sectors to have access to health insurance, The Harmattan News reports. This development came...
As more cases of monkeypox are detected in Europe and North America, some scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual...
While Nigeria has continued to lose its trained health workers especially doctors to the UK, USA, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and even South Africa, nurses trained by...