By Justina Auta About 500 secondary school girls in Abuja have received free sanitary towels to last for six months, as part of an initiative to tackle period poverty. The funding for the initiative was raised through the RCA Women’s Run, organised by the Run Club Abuja to mark InternationalContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) has entered into a strategic partnership with Zipline International Nigeria Ltd. to deploy drone technology for the swift and efficient delivery of blood supplies across the country. Speaking on the development, the Director-General of NBSA, Prof. Saleh Yuguda, on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed Dr Fawaz Babandi, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi (ATBTH-TH), has advocated integration of mental health services in hospitals to check spate of domestic violence. Babandi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi. He attributed theContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says eradication of malaria will boost social-economic development of the state. The governor made the assertion in a keynote address at the state’s launch of Pathway to Malaria Pre-elimination Digitalisation Programme, on Tuesday in Lagos. “Malaria is more than a socio-economicContinue Reading
By Abujah Rachel, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At the busy Karu abattoir in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), veterinarian and researcher Dr Matthew Chibuzor carefully collects samples from freshly slaughtered cattle. His mission is urgent- tracking the silent spread of drug-resistant bacteria from animals to humans. His findings areContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko, Chairman, Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation for Malaria Eradication and the Community, has alleged that Western Pharmaceutical Companies are not interested in helping Nigeria eradicate malaria from the country. Nwoko said this in Abuja, at a malaria vaccine workshop organised by the Foundation. He saidContinue Reading
Mental health By Reporters Residents in Osogbo have expressed concerns over the influx of mentally ill persons to the town. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Osogbo, said that the number of such persons on major roads in the townContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal As Africa faces multiple health crises, stakeholders at the ongoing Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday, called for urgent reforms to strengthen the continent’s health systems. With the dual burden of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), alongside economic constraints, theContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu The Disney Nwanne Foundation (DNF) on Saturday urged Nigerians to actively speak out against any infringement on patients’ rights. The call was made by Mr Martins Nwanne, the founder and convener of the foundation, at its 5th Annual Celebration, which took place at the Esu Karu PalaceContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has blacklisted an Indian company, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, for producing a range of harmful addictive pills capable of causing death. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, at a news conference in Abuja on Friday,Continue Reading
