By Hadiza Ibrahim The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has debunked a report cited by an online doctor known as First Doctor, that 119 out of 197 people in Abuja, are HIV positive. First doctor said: “So last week, the Red Cross reportedly ran HIV tests for 197 people in Abuja, Nigeria….
The Federal Government recently announced that it will provide N8000 to 12 million Nigerian households for 6 months to cushion the economic hardship brought upon them by his policies. Hadiza Ibrahim queries the efficacy of this plan as a way out or just a wasted effort. On May 29th, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was inaugurated…
3 days into the indefinite strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Juliet Jacob Ochenje spoke with patients stranded in government hospitals on difficulties they are facing due to the absence of doctors on duty. As the saying goes, “when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” And so it is…
By Gom Mirian The Director General (DG) of the National Institute for Cancer Research And Treatment (NICRAT) has decried the increasing cases of cervical cancer in Nigeria. Describing it as a serious problem in the country in Abuja on Friday while on a working visit to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), he…
By Gom Mirian More than 91 million Africans are currently living with hepatitis, with around 125,000 hepatitis-related deaths occurring in Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, disclosed this on Friday in her message to commemorate this year’s International Hepatitis Day with the theme, “One…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Thursday celebrated five years of the VectorLink project’s achievements in the fight against malaria in Nigeria. Implemented in close partnership with the government of Nigeria, the five-year, $7.8 million President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink project provided technical expertise…
By Gom Mirian The House of Representatives has applauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for introducing innovative technologies in the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Hon. Soli Sada, the Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Ejikeme Mmesoma, made the commendation when he visited the board in Abuja on Tuesday….
By Hadiza Ibrahim Two persons have been allegedly killed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Idi-Oro Area of Mushin in Lagos State. They were said to have died after stray bullets from a commando style operation of the operatives hit them on Wednesday night. There were reportedly other casualties with…
By Hadiza Ibrahim The Senate on Thursday received the much awaited list of ministers sent by President Bola Tinubu for screening and confirmation. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the receipt of the letter dated 27, July, 2023, from President Tinubu during plenary on Thursday. Recall that African Health Report (AHR) had earlier predicted that Prof….
As economic hardship bites harder, more and more Nigerians are opting for herbal or traditional solutions for their health challenges as they can no longer afford to pay medical bills, writes Juliet Jacob Ochenje. ”At the moment, because of how expensive the white medicine is, especially the malaria medicine that used to be N800 or…
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