The Federal Ministry of Health ( FMoH) said on Friday that Nigeria required an estimated two 2 million units of blood per annum to adequately me...
FG wants Nigerians to support fight against tobacco
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, has urged Nigerians to support the fight against tobacco to avert lung diseas...
UNICEF advocates improved investment in nutrition
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Child Rights Information Bureau (CRIB) of Federal Ministry of Information and Culture have identified ...
Vice President Osinbajo Launches Patients’ Bill of Rights
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has launched the Patients’ Bill of Right (PBOR) on Tuesday in Abuja. This bill is being sponsored by the Con...
NHIS Commences Re-Accreditation Of 57 HMOs
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has commenced the re-accreditation of 57 Health Management Organisations (HMOs) to boost healthcare delive...
19m Nigerians have hepatitis B, says NGO
Mr Ifeanyichukwu Eze, Country Director, African Nation’s Development Programmes (ANDP) says no fewer than 19 million Nigerians are affected by hepatit...
Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of infections in babies–health practitioners
Mrs Olubunmi Aiyedun, the President National Association of Nigeria Paediatric Nurses says exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of infections in b...
Nigeria loses N80bn to road accidents annually says minister of health,Adewole
Nigeria loses N80 billion annually due to road accidents, Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said in Friday. Adewole who made this known at a han...
World Cancer Day in Nigeria
A report from population-based cancer registries shows that Nigeria currently has one hundred thousand new cases of cancer day every year. This repres...