The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert on the decision of a U.S. company, Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC, to recall some of its confectionary products. NAFDAC gave the notification in a public alert with No.034/2022, signed by its Director-General,...
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The Anambra State Ministry of Health has threatened to mete out severe sanctions to state-owned general hospitals performing below standard. The leader of the ministry’s task force, Mrs Obiageli Uchegbu, issued the threat during the ongoing inspection of general hospitals in the state. Uchegbu said that the ministry set...
The People’s Republic of China and the Federal Government of Nigeria have signed a letter of intent to improve the health sector of both countries, share knowledge and expertise. The agreement is to also ensure best medical practices. Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, and Nigeria’s Minister of Health,...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has begun nationwide crackdown on producers of unapproved sex enhancing drugs in the country. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. She said that...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Center for People’s Health, Peace and Progress (3ps) with support from the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID-SCALE) and the Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has organized a one day workshop on improving the...
A Nutrition Manager with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Elhaji Diop, says no fewer than 1.24 million under-five children in Katsina State are stunted due to malnutrition. Diop, from the Kano Field Office of UNICEF, disclosed this on Wednesday in Katsina, at a media dialogue on “Stronger with...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the nation’s skyrocketing brain drain wave may culminate in the country resorting to hiring medical doctors to treat local patients in the future. The NMA also warned that if urgent steps were not taken to fix the deteriorating situation, it may lead to...
Mrs Taiwo Sulaiman was six months pregnant when she experienced persistent fever and cold. To save her condition, she quickly rushed to the General Hospital, Ilorin, where she consulted a doctor and was subsequently treated. “When the symptom was becoming unbearable for me, I had to go to the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 60 new suspected cases of monkeypox in its latest situation report covering Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 in 18 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In its epidemiological report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 13 additional new cases of Lassa fever in seven days from five states,which were; Ondo, Edo, Kogi, Ebonyi and Imo. The NCDC in its epidemiological report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Monday, said that, since the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has inaugurated a biorepository in Lagos to collect, catalog and store samples of biological materials for laboratory research. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja that...
Akwa Ibom is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 517 additional infections between Aug. 6 and Aug.11, 2022. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Thursday. It said that out of the 517 additional infections recorded, Akwa Ibom...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday in Minna said about 6.2 per cent of children were not exclusively breastfed by their mothers in Niger. Mrs Chinwe Ezeife, Nutrition Specialist UNICEF Kaduna Field Office, made this known at the inauguration of the 2022 Niger state Zero Water Exclusive...
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has begun inpatient treatment for malnourished children in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr Francis Dorbor, MSF Project Coordinator in the state, on Wednesday in Bauchi. Médecins Sans Frontières also known as Doctors Without Borders...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 24 additional monkeypox cases in seven days from across 12 states in the country. The NCDC reported the cases via its official website. It stated that a total of 157 positive infections of monkeypox were confirmed between January 1 and...
A firm, Evoke e-Health Solution, says it is poised to offer second medical opinion to improve health outcomes in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Dr Ifeoma Obianozie-Amadi, a co- founder of Evoke eHealth, at a telehealth practice pre-launch event on Saturday in Abuja, described the company’s services as...
The Milk Booster, a company that produces lactation products that help increase breast milk supply, on Friday introduced the first MilkBank in Nigeria in commemoration of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week was :...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State First Lady, Dr. Falmata Zulum has lamented over the low rate of breastfeeding among women in the state, adding that the Boko Haram insurgency has been a major threat to the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in communities across the state. Dr. Zulum...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF in collaboration with development partners have referred more than 92,000 women and mothers with breastfeeding difficulties have been referred for maternal, infant and young child nutrition counselling. The UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Samuel B. Sesay, stated this on Tuesday...
UN agencies and others on Monday formed a global alliance to prevent new HIV infections and ensure that by 2030 all HIV positive children can get access to lifesaving treatment. According to UN data, more than three quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of...