The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that trafficked medical products killed almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans, including Nigerians, every year. UNODC stated this on Monday in its new threat assessment report. According to the report, the lack of access to healthcare and medicines had been fuelling a host of … Read more
The claim that the Federal Government was set to conduct free deoxyribonucleic acid tests otherwise known as DNA test for Nigerians has been debunked by the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunmimbe Mamora. Earlier in the week, the news of the free DNA test (a test done to ascertain the paternity or maternity of … Read more
Remember the Cameroon-born medical doctor based in the United States who raised eyebrows by saying she she successfully treated over 300 Covid-19 patients with Hydrochoroquine? Dr Stella Immanuel has reiterated her stance of curing her about 350 patients with a combination of hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. Hydroxychloroquine. In a new video that surfaced online, Immanuel … Read more
The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has disclosed, Nigeria has joined the list of countries developing COVID-19 vaccines with two candidates currently awaiting clinical trials. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, disclosed this during the PTF national briefing in Abuja on Monday. Also Read: Some People Selling COVID-19 Vaccination Slots; FG On … Read more
Odiemena Faith, a maid has been nabbed in Imo State for trying to contaminate her employer’s palm oil with menstrual discharge. The incident was captured in a widely circulated video posted on Twitter by one Alakowee on Wednesday, 2023. Watch The Video Here.
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the circulation of suspected counterfeit Augmentin 625mg Tabs in the country.The health agency in a statement released on Monday October 24, said the falsified antibiotic has the batch number 562626, a manufacturing date of April 2021 and expiry date of … Read more
The Federal Government began the enrolment of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members for the National Health Insurance Scheme on Friday (NHIS). The insurance scheme, which is part of the Group Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Program, is designed to provide corps members with free access to quality health care. “For effective implementation of … Read more
A yet to be identified female/baby was abandoned at the Pharmacy Unit of the Accident and Emergency Centre of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba, on Wednesday, Mach 8, 2021. According to a press statement signed yesterday by Ag. Head, Corporate Services Division, LUTH, Pius Ewa, on behalf of the Chief Medical Director, the … Read more
A fresh alarm has been raised by notable leaders of Ijaw extraction cutting across Delta and Bayelsa bordering communities over the alleged outbreak of cholera in the area, leading to the death of at least five indigenes. The cause of their deaths were traced to a cholera epidemic that is quoted to have resulted from … Read more
The Nigeria Medical Association on Wednesday said Nigeria now has about 24, 000 actively licensed physicians caring for its over 200 million population as a result of brain drain in the country. The development was disclosed by the NMA President, Dr. Ojinmah Uche, on Wednesday in Abuja during a policy dialogue on Nigeria’s health sector … Read more
Riverine communities across Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have been greeted with a free medical outreach. The exercise, which spanned through Tuesday July 26, 2022 to Saturday July 30, 2022, held in Okpokunu, Torugbene and Ekogbene communities in the Burutu Council. The free medical outreach was facilitated by Hon. Julius Pond, lawmaker representing … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the Federal Government has disbursed a total of N100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans to expand their capital base and boost local production of medicines and medical consumables. Buhari disclosed this on Tuesday, in Abuja while receiving the new Executive Members of the Nigerian … Read more
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has stated that the agency seized 120 tons of chemical laden animal hides and skins popularly known as “ponmo”. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday, February 20, by the DG of NAFDAC Mojisola Adeyeye. In … Read more
Nigeria reported 222 new Lassa fever cases and two new deaths across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory within one week. On Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control released its weekly situation report. According to the report, 69 people are currently being treated in treatment facilities. “There is an increase in the number … Read more
A Nigerian trained Doctor, Dr. Stella Emmanuel revealed that she has successfully treated over 300 Coronavirus patients without casualties. Dr Stella while speaking at a news conference in Washington, averred that she treated her patients with antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax. Big Story: Manager, Nwaoboshi, Mutu Deny NDDC Contract Allegations She vehemently … Read more
Children between the ages of 16 and 17 have been granted permission to receive coronavirus jabs in Nigeria. The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency said this in an advisory made on Thursday. “The NPHCDA has given a waiver for persons aged 16 and 17 to receive COVID-19 vaccines if required for educational purposes,” the advisory … Read more