By Justina Auta The 10th National Assembly (NASS) is set to advance legislation on digital innovation, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for diagnosis and surveillance to enhance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. Godswill Akpabio, Senate President and Chairman, NASS, made this commitment at the sixth annual LegislativeContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has urged multi-stakeholder collaboration to develop sustainable solutions bridging policy and practice gaps, ensuring improved access and quality healthcare for women and children across Nigeria. Dr Funmi Ige, President of MWAN Lagos State Branch, made the call during a pressContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government says Nigeria now ranks among the world’s leading nations in efforts to control and eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), reflecting significant national and global health progress. Dr Fatai Oyediran, National Coordinator, NTD Division, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this during aContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Rotary Foundation is targeting malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia, Africa’s leading killers of children, through its Rotary Healthy Community Challenge. Mr Holger Knaack, Chairman of the Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees, said this in Abuja during a medical outreach, explaining that teams would move from community toContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Dr David Ikudayisi, a U.S.-based Nigerian medical doctor and regenerative medicine expert, has unveiled a multi-million naira hospital named Glory Wellness and Regenerative Centre, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hospital deploys stem cells technology, offering treatments for damaged body tissues, andContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Pan-African Psychological Association (PASU) has called for a shift from Euro-American models in psychology education to an African-centred approach to better reflect the continent’s realities. The call was made at the first PASU Higher Education Conference, themed “Psychology Education in Africa: Challenges for Cohesion and Development”,Continue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Abia State Disability Commission on Friday distributed free sunscreen lotions to no fewer than 100 persons with albinism in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the beneficiaries were drawn from different local government areas in the state. The commission’s Chairman, Mr DavidContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Dr David Ikudayisi, a U.S.-based Nigerian medical doctor and regenerative medicine expert, has unveiled a multi-million naira hospital named Glory Wellness and Regenerative Centre, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hospital deploys stem cells technology, offering treatments for damaged body tissues, andContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Vice-President Kashim Shettima says investing in nutrition offers one of the highest returns on investment for any development intervention, with every dollar yielding an estimated return of 23 dollars. Shettima said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a conference on Mobilising Against Malnutrition in North-West Nigeria, organisedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta A Psychologist, Prof. Andrew Zamani, has advocated mandatory psychological assessments for intending couples and security personnel to reduce the alarming violence rate and firearm accidental discharge cases in the country. Zamani, President of Pan-African Psychology Union (PASU) and Chairman, International Union of Psychology Unions Committee on CrossContinue Reading
