Health

The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to ban all commercial advertisements which promote smoking because “tobacco consumption cases erectile dysfunction.” The association which demanded […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its report titled “Global Technical Strategy for Malaria, 2016-2030” to mark this year’s World Malaria Day in Geneva listed Nigeria among countries that are not ready to eliminate malaria. […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently alerted Nigeria to the increasing migration of health workers outside the country. The National Data Officer of the agency’s Code of Practice on International Recruitment of Health Personnel, Dr. […]

The Federal Government is to end medical tourism to Europe, America and Asia in 2017, the Minister for Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said. Adewole, who stated this on Friday during a one-day working visit […]

On a daily basis, so much blood is spilled on Nigerian roads. Last week, six members of the Ekiti State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and their driver died in a road accident […]

Our report shines a spotlight on countries that are well on their way to eliminating malaria,” said Dr Pedro Alonso, director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) global malaria programme. It is a cause for […]

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in December carried out the first successful bone bridge surgery in West Africa as well as successful cochlear implant surgeries on three deaf patients. The hospital also had […]

The National Association of Resident Doctors has shifted its proposed nationwide strike, scheduled to have commenced on April 25, 2016, to May 9, 2016. The National President of the association, Dr. Muhammad Askira, who said […]

The health authorities could do more to curb the rising incidence of tuberculosis With about 600,000 cases of tuberculosis, as reported by the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), the incidence of the disease […]

The good news coming out of this year’s World Malaria Day on April 25 is that mankind is winning the war against the disease which for hundreds of years has killed millions. The World Health […]

In the past 15 years, Nigeria has made historic progress in turning the tide against malaria.  Since 2011, an aggressive programme to fight malaria in Nigeria reduced mortality rates among children under five by 18 […]

The sight of an old lady wailing and rolling in the harmattan dust at my feet, was one of the more unusual hospital welcomes I experienced as a commissioner. This was in 2011, and I […]

Cancer has for a long time been a major public health issue in Nigeria. Ironically there is no sensible public health policy to combat the ailment. That much was revealed last week by the Senate […]

IN THE early morning at a bar in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, electronic beats pump from a DJ on a stage. Shielded from the autumn rains under tarpaulins, a substantial crowd, mostly of young Kenyans but […]

The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Ado Muhammed. has said Nigeria required about $284 million to achieve the target goal in immunisation. Dr. Ado made this known ahead of the conference […]

The tiny southern African nation of Botswana is leading the way in treatment and containment of the virus that causes AIDS. It is exceeding goals for addressing the HIV crisis, well ahead of a deadline […]

Former governor of Anambra State; Mr. Peter Obi and some top officials of Lagos State Government Wednesday opened a new medical centre built by the Auto Spare Parts & Machinery Dealers’ Association (ASPMDA) at Lagos […]

Nurofen’s manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser should be fined $6m for misleading consumers over a range of “targeted” pain products that cost twice as much as its standard painkillers despite having the same active ingredient and effect, […]

Being married boosts the survival chances of cancer patients, according to new research that analysed data from nearly 800,000 people. While the research backs up a number of studies that have previously highlighted the trend, […]

A common drug could hold the key to long life, in flies at least, according to research. At low doses, lithium prolonged the life of fruit flies in lab experiments. Scientists say the finding is […]