The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down a private rice factory in Niger State due to unhygienic practices. Speaking during a routine inspection of facilities in the state on the weekend, Shaba Mohammed, Director of NAFDAC’s North-Central Zone, revealed that although the facility was registered with the agency,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) data shows tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year and 75% is from developing countries including an estimated 1.3 million non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke. Tobacco is a plant with leaves that have high levels of the addictive chemical nicotine. Dried tobacco leaves are mainly used…
Korede Abdullah The Federal government has said that the launch of the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative has further accelerated progress in Healthcare infrastructure as the initiative has attracted investments to primary and tertiary healthcare, thereby unlocking the nation’s health sector value chain and paving the way for local manufacturing of drugs and medical…
Masturbation and pornography addiction are two habits that, while often trivialised or misunderstood, can have profound negative impacts on individuals’ lives. This article looks at the ways to conquering self-anguish and complex health issues. Sexual Arousal and Pleasure Masturbation, according to Health Line, an online resource, is the self-stimulation of the genitals to achieve…
Korede Abdullah The Director General (DG) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Kelechi Ohiri, and other stakeholders in the health sector, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have expressed reservations about the national coverage of Nigeria’s health insurance scheme since its inception in 1999. The stakeholders which comprised WHO Country Representative, Walter Mulombo…
Korede Abdullah A leading global medical technology company, specializing in hearing implants and devices, MED-EL, has provided more opportunities for people with hearing impairment to have better access to health care, as the health and wellness firm has opened a new Lagos office. According to the company, this latest development of the new MED-EL…
Nigeria is celebrating significant growth in self – injection uptake in the country. Health experts were unanimous recently in Abuja at the dissemination of results of the first phase of the Delivering Innovation in Self Care, DISC 1.0 programme, that hundreds of thousands of additional Nigerian women and girls are now making critical choices and…
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and STOP has shed light on the concerning rise of tobacco and e-cigarette use among adolescents worldwide. The report indicates that over 37 million children aged 13 to 15 years are using tobacco globally, with a particularly alarming rate of e-cigarette use among this age group…
Korede Abdullah Federal government has lamented that only about 300,000 health professionals are currently attending to the healthcare needs of more than 200 million Nigerians. The frightening statistics came on the heels of the induction of 395 foreign graduates of Medical Laboratory Science by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) in…
Nigeria’s health insurance system has been grappling with significant challenges that have rendered it largely ineffective, Juliet Jacob observes as she reports in this write up, the challenges of health insurance and how to make it work better. Burden of Accessing Medication in Nigeria Despite concerted efforts over the past two decades, coverage remains…
