Health

The minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Mohammed Ali-Pate has said the Federal Government will deliver six new cancer centres in Nigeria in the next two years.  Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s […]

The United Kingdom authorities have banned health workers from bringing dependants to the country. The UK Home Office made this known in a statement released on Monday. The statement said the new rules to cut […]

By Kemi Yesufu  The ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC)Stakeholders on Monday hosted a meeting of regional stakeholders and development partners as part of ensuring health security in the region. Stakeholders including […]

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, says more than 60 percent of Nigeria’s healthcare is in the hands of the private sector without adequate supervision. This, he said, bred illegal practices like organ […]

……Nigerian President Appointed AU Champion For Health President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure and equipment across all six geo-political zones in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the […]

With about 72 hours to Valentine’s Day, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS has advised Nigerians to practice safe sex or abstain or remain faithful to one partner. The agency urged that people […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday announced the commencement of its enforcement of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, […]

The Federal Government on Monday said it will work in close collaboration with State Governments and development partners to expand the Primary Healthcare Centres, PHCs, from 8,300 to 17, 600 nationwide over the next four […]