By Hassan John The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Nigeria has made considerable progress in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) but, however, warned that the progress is not good enough as Nigeria still has a lot of missing cases of the disease. The WHO National Professional Officer for TB, Dr. Enang…
80 percent of all strokes occur among residents of developing countries – WHO By Hassan John The Federal Government of Nigeria has been advised to equip and recruit the needed manpower in the country tertiary hospitals so that they can tackle cases of stroke. Professor Kolawole Wahab of the Faculty of Medicine, University of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) takes centre stage as Nigerians again return to the polls to vote in the governorship and state house of assembly elections holding today, kicking off in less than an hour across the country. The polls come three weeks after a dramatic round of presidential and National Assembly elections,…
[ad_1] The National Health Insurance Agency has vowed to tackle late payment of tariffs to HealthCare Facilities due to them from Health Maintenance Organisations. The Coordinator of the agency in Nasarawa State, Mrs. Mary Aliu, disclosed this on the sidelines of a one-day stakeholders forum held in Karu Local Government Area of the state on…
[ad_1] Segun Adewole The Lagos State Government has sealed two health facilities for non-compliance with regulatory standards. The facilities are Agege Central Hospital, located at No. 110, Old Ogba Central Mosque Road in the Agege area of the state; and Medville Global Health Center at 1, Alhaji Bashim Olaide Street, Ago Palace Way in the…
[ad_1] Daud Olatunji Suspected thieves reportedly broke into the newly inaugurated 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State a month after commissioning. Our correspondent reports that the hospital was commissioned on Saturday, February 1, 2023, by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The thieves reportedly broke into the…
[ad_1] Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) should be held culpable for the train accident that happened in Ikeja, Lagos, last Thursday. Six people reportedly died in the accident while many others were injured when a train coming from the Abeokuta axis rammed into a Bus Rapid…
[ad_1] At least 17 persons have been reported dead while three sustained injuries in an auto crash at Yaura village along Wudil-Bauchi road in Albasu Local Government Area of Kano state. The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Sallau Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. He said…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation, on Thursday, updated its tracking system and working definitions for variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. WHO in a statement said that the tracking system would better correspond to the current global variant landscape, to independently evaluate Omicron sublineages in circulation, and classify new variants more clearly when…
[ad_1] More than 3,000 glaucoma patients received treatment at Obafemi Awolowo University and Teaching Hospital Complex in the past year. Prof Bernice Adegbehingbe, Head of Ophthalmology at OAUTHC disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the 2023 World Glaucoma Week. The theme of this year’s event is “The World is bright, Save…
