By Justina Auta The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) has pledged to ensure the provision of accessible, affordable and safe blood supply for all Nigerians in need. The newly appointed Director-General of the commission, Prof. Saleh Yuguda, made the pledge on assumption of office in Abuja on Friday. He emphasisedContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Mrs Ololade Abatan, Family Planning Coordinator, Osun Ministry of Health, says more women are taking up family planning methods in the state. Abatan said that due to the present economic situation in the country, more women were now embracing family planning facilities in the stateContinue Reading
Expert gives tips on early detection, cure for cancerContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate says it will ensure that no budget is released to the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (FEDCAM) of Nigeria over non-productivity. Sen. Banibo Ipalibo, Chairperson, Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) disclosed this on Thursday when she led members of theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Sightsavers Nigeria, an NGO, has received an international award for improving accessibility and quality of primary education for children with disabilities in Kaduna State. Its Communication Associate, Ms Joy Tarbo, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, that the award was presented to the NGOContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Bode Adejumo, has raised alarm that many Nigerian young adults in their 30s were being diagnosed with hypertension. Adejumo, who works with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), made the assertion on Thursday in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Dr Kelechi Ohiri, Director-General nominee for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), said he would ensure coverage of more Nigerians under the health insurance scheme. Ohiri said this on Tuesday during his screening by the Senate Committee on Health, in Abuja. In his presentation, the nominee saidContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Dr Muyi Aina, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has urged Nigerians to be vigilant against meningitis through vaccination and early detection of symptoms. Aina, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai Some indigent students in FCT public secondary schools have commended the University of Lagos Alumni Association for giving them the opportunity to finish school through scholarship awards. They gave the commendation during the awards ceremony, organised by the association in collaboration with the Education Secretariat, FCTContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi Village, Abuja, after 23 children between the ages of one and 14 were rescued from the orphanage. The children were believed to have been allegedly trafficked from Plateau. Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the MandateContinue Reading
