Category: Health

The NDLEA boss, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, disclosed this in a  message delivered at the National Summit of the Special Marshals of the FRSC on Wednesday in Abuja

The chief of UNICEF’s Lagos field office, Celine Lafoucriere, declared that “female genital mutilation is never a choice but a violation inflicted on women and girls.”

The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has called on the Senate Committee on Health to intensify oversight on the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), particularly the five per cent allocation earmarked for emergency medical treatment under the National Health Act 2014.

The amendments introduced a new category known as a “pandemic emergency,” designed to trigger faster global cooperation whenever an outbreak escalates beyond a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Katsina State will embark on a mass immunisation campaign targeting more than seven million children against polio and measles-rubella between…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has pledged to scale up its support for Kebbi State following the government’s approval…

NAFDAC has called on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to prioritise the registration of their products in order to safeguard public health and ensure regulatory compliance.

A new study has revealed that daily marijuana use increases the risk of developing asthma and other respiratory complications, affecting…

British scientists have criticised reports from the United States (US) suggesting paracetamol taken during pregnancy may cause autism, warning that…

The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, has condemned in strong terms the assault on…