By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation. The NCDC said this via its official website on Tuesday in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 37Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked a news publication in an online media alleging non-establishment of testing laboratory for food fortification. A statement by NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Monday stated that the attentionContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal An NGO, Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC), has called for safe environment for health workers to report negligence of duty. Mrs Chika Offor, the CEO of VNDC, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja. She spoke on the sidelines ofContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In every profession the practitioners are bound to make mistakes. A tailor, out of negligence, may make a mistake while cutting materials same as a plumber while fixing the pipes. However, while some mistakes and negligence in some professions can be tolerated,Continue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, on Saturday flagged off the Federal Government’s verification of the National Social Register in Makoko, Lagos state. According to the minister, the exercise will ensure that the federal government’s social register is accurate andContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi and Augusta Uchediunor To provide specialised radiation therapy for children with cancer, the NSIA-LUTH Cancer Centre (NLCC) has introduced a Paediatric Radiation Oncology Programme in Lagos. The Centre Director of NLCC, Dr Lilian Ekpo, said during a media tour on Thursday that the pioneering initiative was designedContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company, has called for public-private partnership, strong health care systems to combat cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Africa. Qutaiba Al Manaseer, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs for the Middle East and Africa Region at AstraZeneca, made the call during a webinar organised toContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro May & Baker (M&B) Nigeria Plc has donated backpacks and writing materials to pupils in selected primary and secondary schools in Ota, Ogun and Ogba, Lagos State. Mrs Uche Olekanma, Head, Nature Care Business, May & Baker, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, thatContinue Reading
By Ishaq Zaki The Zamfara Government in collaboration with the World Bank will support the construction of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) Centre and Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in the General Hospital Gusau. The General Manager, state’s Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), Umar Nakwada disclosed this onContinue Reading
By Esenvosa Izah Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom in Lagos State has called on parents and communities to collectively tackle the menace of drug abuse among youths in the country. Elegushi made the call at a symposium organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), News AgencyContinue Reading
