By Kemi Akintokun Some medical experts have urged parents to limit the time children spend on screens to help prevent long-term eye problems as younger generation spend more time on phones and tablets. The experts who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos onContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi, on Wednesday launched a free breast cancer screening exercise for 200 female journalists in Abuja. The initiative, held in commemoration of the 2026Continue Reading
From L-R Founder, Medical Cancer Foundation (MFC) Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, Chairperson, First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), Barr. Chioma Uzodimma, Chairperson, Ministers’ Wives Association, Hajiya Bilikisu Kyari and the Vice-Chancellor, UniAbuja, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi at the University of Abuja Women’s Association (UAWA) Cancer Awareness Programme in Abuja. By Uche BibilariContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Society for Family Health has transitioned into a quasi-group structure, repositioning itself as a fully integrated African-led health systems platform to better address evolving healthcare needs across Nigeria and the continent. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr Omokhudu Idogho, announced the transition in a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Patient advocates have called on the Federal Government and National Assembly to prioritise funding for hypertension, describing it as a “silent killer” that remains neglected in national health financing and policy attention. They made the call during an advocacy visit on Wednesday in Abuja to Rep. AmosContinue Reading
By Damilola Oyeleke A medical expert, Dr Joshua Oluwayomi, has raised concern over low awareness and poor screening uptake for prostate cancer among Nigerian men. Oluwayomi, a medical officer at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State, raised the concern in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has developed a community-based radio programme, “Mentor Mothers,” to promote Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. The programme is to also improve maternal health, targeting reduction of pediatric infections nationwide effectively. Mr Steve Aborisade, Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF Nigeria,Continue Reading
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba The Government of Cross River has reported an occurrence of COVID-19 in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Dr Henry Ayuk, the state’s Commissioner for Health, made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday in Calabar. According to him, the first reported caseContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government says it spends 150 million dollars annually on vaccine procurement. Dr Muyi Aina, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, during the agency’s first quarterly media conference for 2026. Aina said funding for vaccinesContinue Reading
By Aderogba George A surgeon, Dr Patrick Ezie, has pledged to provide effective and people-centred representation for AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in 2027. Ezie, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the recent African Democratic Congress (ADC) convention in Abuja,Continue Reading
