Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NSCDC) has intensified its Lassa fever response after confirming infections among frontline health workers during the peak transmission season. The agency warned that strict compliance with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures remained the most effective defence against hospital-based transmission. Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of the NCDC, issued the advisory on Monday in Abuja …

The Federal Government has called for a continental shift towards health security sovereignty in Africa to transform the continent from reliance on foreign aids to self-sufficient, homegrown health systems. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call on Friday during a high-level side event on ‘Building Africa’s Health Security Sovereignty’, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked a video circulating on social media alleging that the Agency secretly banned the sale and use of Amoxicillin in the country The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement on Monday said the claim was false and devoid of any factual basis of banning Amoxicillin …

The Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN) says 11 per cent of Nigerians are infected with kidney disease. The Nephrologists made this known at a news conference after the end of their 4-day Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference on Tuesday in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, worried over the sad development, the association met in Maiduguri …

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) on Friday announced the suspension of its 84-day nationwide strike following agreements reached with the Federal Government. This is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by JOHESU National Chairman, Mr Kabiru Ado-Minjibir, and National Secretary, Mr Martin Egbanubi, in Abuja. The union said the decision followed resolutions reached at an emergency expanded National Executive …

A Radiologist, Prof. Ifeoma Okoye, of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, has advised female students to abstain from smoking and keep one partner to avoid Cervical Cancer. Okoye, the Director of the University of Nigeria, Center For Clinical Trials, gave the advice on Wednesday in Enugu while sensitising students of Queens School Enugu on “Contemporary Issues On …

The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that cuts to international aid and persistent funding gaps are undermining the global health system. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this while addressing the WHO Executive Board in Geneva on Monday, saying, “this is occurring as the risk from pandemics, drug-resistant infections and fragile health services are on the rise.” Ghebreyesus, however, …

The sudden seizure of funds to fight HIV/AIDS following the U.S. recent policy on foreign aid, will erode all achievements and put young Nigerians at risk, an expert has said. Dr Nandul Durfa, Managing Director, Reach Care Foundation, an HIV/AIDS care-giver outfit, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that the Federal Government must “fully fund” the …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has decried the joint ultimatum given by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NLC and TUC have given a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government from January 23 to implement …

Nigeria has achieved a milestone in advanced healthcare as The Prostate Clinic (TPC) Lagos, performed what experts described as West Africa’s first robotic gynaecological surgery. The procedure, carried out on Sunday, marked the clinic’s expansion of robotic surgery from male-focused treatments to women’s health interventions. Consultant Robotic Surgeon and TPC Medical Director, Prof. Kingsley Ekwueme, said the move reflected a …