By Abiodun Abegunde The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) says it has recorded another successful bone marrow transplant cycle since the first set was done in September 2024. Dr Adeseye Akinsete, a Paediatric Haematologist at LUTH, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos onContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating malnutrition in Nigeria through collaborative, community-based strategies and sustained policy action. This assurance was given by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, during the 2025 Clinical Nutrition Conference of the West African SocietyContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Paediatric Department of the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital (FUTH) has conducted free genotype screening and counselling for 1,000 residents of Lafia in Nasarawa. Dr Ozhe Sunday, a Consultant Paediatrician at FUTH, said the exercise, inaugurated at the Palace of the Emir of Lafia onContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu Some medical experts have advocated for a comprehensive national audit of maternal deaths, emphasising the critical role of autopsies in understanding and reducing mortality rates across Nigeria. Speaking on the sidelines of a media chat in Lagos, the medical researchers stressed the importance of aContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Justina Auta CBM Global Disability Inclusion, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has inaugurated the” Rights in Action” project to address intersectional discrimination and human rights violations against Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Inaugurating the project on Tuesday in Abuja, Mr Abdulazeez Musa, Country Director, CBM Global Disability Inclusion, said theContinue Reading
Analysis: Gaming, Gambling Addiction, a growing societal burden needing urgent attention By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In Nigeria, a silent and rapidly escalating crisis—Gaming and Gambling Addiction—is overwhelmingly affecting public health and social well-being, particularly among the youth. Physical ailments like hypertension, diabetes and cancerContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed Dr Hassan Garba, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Phalycon Clinic in Bauchi, has attributed the rising costs of consumables and drugs as a major factor behind high medical bills and healthcare service charges. Garba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Hawau Sulyman/Justina Auta Some medical experts have called for the adoption of urgent preventive measures to safeguard public health and reduce the risk of waterborne typhoid fever transmission in communities. They raised these concerns in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Dr BayoContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Journalists across West Africa have been urged to move beyond event-based reporting on HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, and adopt ethical, people-centred journalism that emphasise the human rights dimensions of these diseases. Speaking at a training session on Monday in Lagos, organised under the Breaking Down BarriersContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has empowered adolescents and youths with digital skills to help disseminate information, combat stigma, and promote awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS-related issues.Speaking at the opening of the five-day training in Abuja on Monday, Dr Temitope Ilori, Director-General ofContinue Reading
