Senate to check revenue loss from medical tourism
2021-02-18
The Senate resolved to check revenue leakages from medical tourism with passing of a bill to reduce number of Nigerians traveling abroad for medical care.Continue Reading
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine ‘neutralises’ S. African COVID-19 strain
2021-02-18
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by German firm, BioNTech, in partnership with Pfizer, has been found to neutralise the South African variant of coronavirus, but with considerably fewer antibodies.Continue Reading
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine for use in Nigeria
2021-02-18
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) approves Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria.Continue Reading
Nurses, midwives threaten indefinite strike
2021-02-18
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) in Federal Health Institutions threatens to withdraw its services indefinitely over alleged members’ brutality.Continue Reading
NCDC urged to step up efforts to prevent importation of Ebola
2021-02-18
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), urges Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), to urgently come up with strategies that will prevent importation of Ebola into Nigeria.Continue Reading
Youths Group supports ban of bleaching cream
2021-02-18
Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association (YYSA), throws weight behind move by National Assembly to ban importation and production of bleaching creams.Continue Reading
Youth groups call for equipping of primary healthcare centres nationwide
2021-02-17
Coalition of youth groups calls for establishment and equipping of primary healthcare centres in the country to enable communities vulnerable to diseases have access to medical care and healthy life.Continue Reading
NAN renews partnership with NHIS for effective health insurance, news dissemination
2021-02-17
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday renewed its partnership with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for effective health insurance news dissemination.Continue Reading
NAFDAC seizes counterfeit cosmetics worth N4.1m in Ebonyi
2021-02-17
NAFDAC has seized unwholesome and adulterated cosmetic product worth over N4.1 million and sealed 15 shops in Ebonyi.Continue Reading
COVID-19: NCDC records 1,368 new infections, 16 deaths as at Feb. 16
2021-02-17
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) records 1,368 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total number of infections in the country to 148,296.Continue Reading