By Justina Auta Dr Sunday Isiyaku, Sightsavers Country Director, has advised Nigerians to go for regular eye check-up at least every six months for prevention visual impairment. Isiyaku gave the advice on Thursday at a two-day media partners capacity meeting in Keffi, Nassarawa State. He noted with concern theContinue Reading
By Kevin Okunzuwa The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), has certified the use of GLUCOZIL for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GLUCOZIL, a herbal drug, is produced by Edo Government-owned Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma. NAFDAC’s approvalContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has advocated implementation of National Food and Nutrition Policy for healthy developmental growth of children. Mrs Oluyemi Kalesanwo, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry made the call on Wednesday in Lagos when the Civil SocietyContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Sokoto State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to get 132, 000 children and adolescent girls back to school. Speaking to newsmen after signing the document on Wednesday, Hajia A’ishatu Dantsoho, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women andContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Nigeria Medical Association FCT Chapter, on Wednesday celebrated the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko-Yusuf Sununu, for excelling in the medical profession. The association at a dinner organised in his honour described the minister, who is also a former Chairman of House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has commenced anti-rabies vaccination campaign to curb the menace of rabies in the state. Murtala Dabo, the commissioner in the ministry, made this known on Wednesday at the commencement of a five-day anti-rabies vaccination campaignContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Given his antecedents, some stakeholders in the health sector say they have high expectations of the Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, turning around the healthcare delivery in the country. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, they saidContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthen the 11-year-old partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shuaibu, on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Transplant Association of Nigeria (TAN) called for a law on Tuesday in Abuja to regulate the donation of human organs. This, it said, would promote donation of human organs, advance organ transplant, reduce mortality and curb medical tourism outside Nigeria. The association called for the law atContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Some stakeholders in environment and public health on Monday called for an all out war against Mosquito to holistically prevent Malaria and related diseases in the country. The stakeholders said the Nigeria End Malaria Council should focus on ending the breeding of Mosquitoes rather than the currentContinue Reading
