Health

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Friday said 1.8 million persons are estimated to be living with HIV in Nigeria, out of which about 1.63 million are already on the lifesaving medication of Antiretroviral Therapy. The Director-General of NACA, Dr Gambo Aliyu, said this at a press …

A former presidential candidate and academician, Prof Pat Utomi has urged Nigerian men to see prostate health as an obligation by carrying out annual medical checkups of their body including prostate cancer Utomi gave the advice on Wednesday at the 2023 Men on Blue Prostate Cancer webinar while narrating his …

The European Union has released €1,000,000 (N847 million) as humanitarian funding to fight the spread of diphtheria and assist the most affected communities. According to a press statement released on Tuesday by the EU, the €1million came in addition to €150,000 which the EU allocated to the Disaster Response Emergency …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has notified the public, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g Injection being purchased in the country. The notification of this product is contained in a public alert No. 036/2023, signed by the Director-General of the agency, …

The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on public health matters, Salma Anas, said the president is worried about the brain drain of medical professionals in the country. She said the present administration is determined to reverse the Japa syndrome in the medical field in the country and retain the …

The Association of Resident Doctors, Enugu chapter has given the state government a 14-day ultimatum to employ new doctors in the health institution or risk industrial action. In a communique issued at its Emergency General Meeting (EGM) and signed by the association’s President, Dr Chukwunonso Ofonere, the body resolved that …

A lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Ayo Ojediran, has reportedly slumped in his office and died. Reports said that the lecturer was rushed to the university’s clinic after he slumped on Tuesday, but could not make it. Speaking …

Veteran actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja Mazan Fama, has passed away at the age of 84. The Kaduna-based popular Hausa film actor died around 12:15 am on Sunday. Confirming his death, Mohammad Usman, one of his sons, revealed that his father left behind two wives. “He died …

Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood disorder. First described in 1910, it afflicts millions, causing pain, suffering, and premature deaths among afflicted individuals. It is prevalent among Africans and African Americans, in whom the burden weighs heavily. A US-based biotechnology company recently unveiled a novel technique that promises to …

Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Hon. Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed, is dead. He was confirmed dead around 4:30am at a hospital in Lokoja, the state capital. Muhammed was rushed to the hospital after he slumped at his residence. He was said to have been active at series of political meetings …