US reports first death linked to monkeypox
Texas authorities on Tuesday confirmed the first US death linked to monkeypox but said they are still investigating what role the disease played in the
Category : Health
FG ‘ll revitalise PHCs in Nigeria- NPHCDA chief
In a bid to deliver quality healthcare services to Nigerians, the Federal Government has expressed determination to revitalise Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in every ward
Mental Health: Jela’s Development Initiatives trains educationists
Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, a nonprofit organisation, supported by TY Danjuma Foundation, has organised a three-day mental health awareness programme for teachers, counsellors, and administrators
Reliance on foreign goods fuelling soaring prices – Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has decried the high dependence on importation of health goods in the African region. Ehanire said this at
IBEDC, USAID seek end to discrimination, gender inequality against women
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have called for end to gender inequality and discrimination against women
FG launches free rotaVirus vaccine against killer diarrhoea
The federal government has commenced free vaccination of children below one year of age in the country with RotaVirus vaccines. Global health report showed that
FG taking steps to end Nigeria’s reign as top malaria hob – Minister
The Federal Government has said although the decline of malaria prevalence from 42 percent in 2010 to 23 percent in 2020 was commendable, it remains
NHIA denies mandatory 15% health tax deduction from workers’ salaries
Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Professor Mohammed Sambo has refuted reports in a section of the media (not THISDAY) that the
Local remedies, sustained sensitisation, precautionary measures panacea to COVID-19 spread in Nigeria
As the country continues to record more cases of COVID-19, experts emphasise the need for effective and lasting measures to curtail further spread of the
Monkeypox cases top 35,000 in 92 countries -WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths.
