By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public of the sale of counterfeit combiart (Artemether Lumefantrine 20/120mg) Dispersible Tablet in Nigeria. The notification is in a public alert marked: No. 043/2024, issued on NAFDAC website, disclosing the dateContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Elkenah Ndie, a professor at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, has called for the adoption of Nigerian diets as part of measures to promote nutrition in public health. Ndie made the call on Thursday in Abuja while presenting the 30th Inaugural Lecture of theContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe Some lifestyle medicine practitioners have called for a shift of focus from disease management to preventive care and vibrant living in order to reduce the number of people suffering from chronic diseases. The experts proffered the solutions during the Opening Ceremony of the 6th AnnualContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The African Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF) says three million persons in 16 Local Government Areas in Katsina State have benefitted from the World Bank Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project. Dr Arome Salifu, Executive Director of AYGF, said this at the Katsina ANRIN stakeholders engagement andContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has underscored the importance of research in national development, saying “it is crucial for the development of any country across various disciplines.” Abayomi spoke on Thursday in Lagos at the 14th Edition of the Nigerian Institute of MedicalContinue Reading
By Martha Agas A medical expert, Damian Avar, has urged the Federal Government to establish a telemedicine hub, similar to India’s, to improve healthcare accessibility in underserved regions. Avar made the call at a panel discussion at the 2024 Media for Development conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He emphasised thatContinue Reading
Health By Adeyemi Adeleye A pharmaceutical company, ST.RACHEAL’S Pharma, has called on the National Assembly (NASS) to accelerate the enactment of a bill for an act to establish the Health Development Bank of Nigeria. The Chairman of the company, Akinjide Adeosun, made the call in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition (CS-SUNN) has urged the Lagos State Government to leverage the Child Nutrition Fund, to procure multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS). Its Executive Secretary, Sunday Okoronkwo, said procurement of MMS would enable the government to make it accessible to all pregnant women forContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has taken the campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to communities in the FCT, Abuja. Mrs Theresa Maduekwe, Director, Public Enlightenment and Mass Mobilisation of the agency, disclosed this on Tuesday when she visited Mr Joseph Narayi, the Chief of Karu, Abuja. AccordingContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has canvassed for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to be given their fundamental civil rights to access public civic spaces within the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The Programme Assistant of CCD, Tosin Aniramu, made the callContinue Reading
