The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), says youths that have clocked 18 years will be automatically captured in the Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Programme (TISHIP). The Director-General of NHIA, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, represented by Mr Emmanuel Ononokpono, Manager of Public Affairs of the Authority, said this at the...
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that the number of people estimated to have died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment is now 12.6 million. Dr Edwin-Isotu Edeh, WHO National Consultant, Public Health and Environment, said this at the 6th annual conference of...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has inaugurated the first batch of core responders to respond to emergencies within the first 24 to 48 hours of its occurrence. At the graduation ceremony of the 82 core responders in Abuja on Friday, Ehanire said at least 100 emergencies occur...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Nigerians have been urged to adopt good lifestyle medicine in order to mitigate the prevalence of chronic diseases in the country The President of Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONg), Dr. Ifeoma Monye, made the call during its 4th International Conference & Annual...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abia State says it will commence an indefinite strike on Thursday to protest the non-payment of salaries by the Abia State Government This is contained in a communique issued by NMA’s Chairman, Dr Abali Isaiah, and Secretary, Dr...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Permanent Secretary State House, Tijjani Umar has called on Nigerians at all levels to contribute their quota in the national drive towards ending the HIV/AIDS scourge. Speaking at a one-day Sensitisation workshop organized by the State House Medical Centre to mark the 2022...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that the African continent has the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS with 25.6 million people living with the disease. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in her message to commemorate this year’s World AIDS Day. The Day...
The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has appealed to the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) to remove service fees attached to accessing HIV/AIDS drugs in its facility. Mr Patrick Akpan, Coordinator of its Lagos chapter, made the appeal in an interview with the News...
Nigeria recorded a slight decrease in malaria prevalence, from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said. Enahire made this known at the Official Launch and Dissemination of the National Malaria indicator Survey (NMiS) Report and The National...
As the world gets set to mark 2022 World AIDS Day (WAD) with the theme “Equalise’’, there is the need to critically analyse the state of people living with the virus, stigma problem and how accessible and affordable are the drugs they need to keep them healthy. There is...
President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Prof. Taiwo Obindo, says Nigeria currently has one qualified psychiatric doctor to about a million people. “This development has made accessibility and deliverability of psychiatric care relatively difficult in the country,’’ Obindo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Enugu....
A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-income countries. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said this in a statement on Friday. Ghebreyesus said that oral health had...
World Health Organisation (WHO) says 779 million people around the world lack basic access to safely managed sanitation services. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Friday in her message to commemorate the World Toilet Day (WTD). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the cumulative case of Lassa fever in the country since the beginning of the year is 975, with 177 deaths from 26 states, with a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 18.2 per cent. The NCDC said, via...
The Kogi State Government has declared war against quackery in its health sector following its devastating effects on lives of innocent residents of the state. Dr Zakari Usman, Kogi Commissioner of Health, made the declaration during a stakeholders’ meeting of private medical practices held in the ministry, Lokoja, Kogi....
THE Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the lack of access to healthcare is the main factor contributing to high maternal, infant and under five mortality in the country. He said this during the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ministerial forum in Abuja. NAN reports that the latest...
The Bauchi State Government says it has recorded 16 Lassa fever deaths and 130 confirmed infections in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Mr Sabi’u Gwalabe disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on Friday in Bauchi. He said the state...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A 46 years old kidney patient at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Tijjani Lawan has begged Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and other privileged individuals to assist and pay his medical bills for kidney transplant. Mr. Lawan made the appeal in a...
The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (ANPMP) wants Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to intervene in the issue of quacks and proliferation in medical profession in the state. Dr Oluwakayode Oyelabi, the ANPMP Chairman, Ogun State Chapter, made the appeal at a news conference...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to health workers since the launch of the vaccination in March 2021. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that...