Health NAFDAC urges Nigerians to avoid unregistered risperdal February 8, 2026 Helen Okechukwu The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians against the use and distribution of an unauthorised and unregistered brand of Risperdal 2 mg tablets…
Health RSUTH, Rivers ministry of health strengthen collaboration on cancer prevention February 5, 2026 Helen Okechukwu Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) has reinforced its partnership with the Rivers State Ministry of Health in advancing cancer prevention, awareness, and early detection, as the hospital marked the…
Health WHO, UNICEF, Gavi restart cholera vaccines after three years February 4, 2026 Helen Okechukwu For the first time in over three years, global health agencies have restarted preventive cholera vaccination campaigns, after a significant boost in vaccine supply. The World Health Organization (WHO), United…
Health Bayelsa enhances waterway safety with deployment of water ambulances February 4, 2026 Helen Okechukwu The Bayelsa State Government has taken a major step towards improving safety and emergency healthcare delivery on its waterways with the deployment of newly acquired water ambulances by the Ministry…
Health Rivers fully embraces MAMII to ensure safe delivery February 3, 2026 Helen Okechukwu The Rivers State Government has reiterated its resolve to drastically reduce maternal and newborn deaths, declaring full commitment to the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Initiative (MAMII) as a strategic…
Health World Cancer Day: Tobacco, infections drive preventable cancer burden February 2, 2026 Helen Okechukwu Tobacco use and cancer-causing infections remain the biggest drivers of preventable cancer worldwide, according to a new global report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency…
Health 4.6 billion people still lack essential health services, WHO says February 2, 2026 Helen Okechukwu The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 4.6 billion people worldwide still do not have access to essential health services, underscoring major gaps in global progress towards universal health…
Health ACIP member sparks backlash on vaccine guidance February 1, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A member of a key US vaccines advisory panel has drawn criticism after describing vaccination recommendations as coercive and likening them to “medical battery”, despite vaccines being voluntary at the…
Health Nigerians slam FG as fast-rising singer dies from snakebite in Abuja February 1, 2026 New Daily Prime Nigerians have taken to social media to criticise the Federal Government (FG) over the alleged lack of antivenom drugs in hospitals across the country following the death of Ifunanya Nanyah,…
Health Over one billion people with NTDs face mental health burden, WHO warns January 30, 2026 Helen Okechukwu With notable cases of mental health crisis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that people living with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) suffers deeply from mental health crisis. While raising…
