By Folasade Akpan As part of activities to mark World Cancer Day 2024, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare have collaborated with the NNPCL Foundation to screen Nigerians for three cancers free of charge. The two-day exercise which began on Wednesday at the Federal Medical Center, Abuja, isContinue Reading
By Angel Atabo The Nigerian Youth Union (NYU), an umbrella body of young people across Nigeria, has cautioned public office holders against medical tourism. NYU National President, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said most unexplained foreign trips were for medical tourism. Obasi said there wasContinue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu Some stakeholders in Imo have lauded the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for its sustained community interventions to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state. The stakeholders spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ahiazu and Ezinihitte Mbaise council areas of Imo on Tuesday, as partContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade Dr Nathaniel Adewole, a Gynaecologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, has emphasised the necessity of implementing laws to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the country. Adewole shared this perspective during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, coinciding withContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Women Against Violence and Exploitation (WAVE) Foundation, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO), has called for the establishment of community centres to help survivors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and reduce prevalence of the practice. The Founder of the foundation, Mrs Lola Ibrahim, made the call in an interview withContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles below 200ml. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, announced the ban at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. AdeyeyeContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku Mr Augustine Okutu, the Community Health Officer in Ijiraga Community Primary Healthcare Centre, Yala Local Government Area (LGA), says the use of drone is bridging vaccination gap in rural Cross River. He made this known on Monday during a visit by journalists to the facility to ascertainContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Forum of CEOs of State Social Health Insurance Agencies in the country, says Nigeria has made significant progress toward achieving universal health coverage by establishing state social health insurance schemes. The Chairman of the forum, Dr Simeon Onyemaechi, who is also the Managing Director/CEO of AnambraContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Mr Runcie Chidebe, the Executive Director of Project Pink Blue, an NGO dedicated to cancer awareness, has called on the Federal Government to take swift action in reactivating all cancer treatment centres across Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday after a road walk to mark the 2024Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan More than 500 personnel of the National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), left its services in search of greener pastures in the last two years, its Chief Medical Director, Prof. Mahmud Raji, has disclosed. Raji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that mostContinue Reading
