A Senior Medical Officer, Dr Babatope Adeoya, says mentally stable women have rights to sign consent forms for their own surgeries without waiting for a spouse’s signature.Continue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has trained 44 frontline workers and community volunteers in Lagos to respond to gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health emergencies. The initiative aims to strengthen preparedness and improve protection for vulnerable populations across communities in Lagos State. DrContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria has launched a geospatial database to strengthen preparations for the forthcoming National Population and Housing Census, aimed at delivering credible, technology-driven and verifiable national population data. The initiative was unveiled on Thursday in Abuja at a High-Level engagement on Consolidating Nigeria’s Geospatial Database in Preparation forContinue Reading
By Abiodun Abegunde and Catherine Egwuom The NNPC foundation has inaugurated and handed over three units of 100-bed capacity wards to the management of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Lagos (NOHIL). The inauguration and handover took place in Lagos on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that followingContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Federal Government on Wednesday launched the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in Owerri, as part of its deliberate efforts to curb the rising cancer cases in the country. Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, reiterated the FederalContinue Reading
Polio By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Government says that no fewer than 2.9 million children received polio vaccinations during the March 2026 campaign. The Executive Secretary of the state’s Primary Health Care Agency, Dr Shamsudeen Yahaya disclosed this at a media briefing in Katsina on Wednesday. “During the MarchContinue Reading
By Stella Kabruk Enrollment The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) on Wednesday urged the organised private sector to prioritise enrolling poor and vulnerable populations within and beyond their operations as a social responsibility. The State Director General of the authority, Abubakar Hassan, made the appeal during a oneContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari/Franca Ofili The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, has urged stakeholders to develop clear policy frameworks to ensure that research findings on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) are translated into improved healthcare delivery for affected communities. Fawehinmi made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the Patient-CentredContinue Reading
Product By Ginika Okoye Life’s Good (LG) Electronics has unveiled a new product known as ‘dehumidifier’ to reduce humidity and curb air-borne diseases in homes and hospitals, among others. A dehumidifier is an electrical appliance that removes excess moisture from the air to reduce and maintain humidity levels, preventing mold,Continue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro Prof. Wellington Oyibo , a professor of Medical Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has urged different states of the Federation to develop the political will toward the elimination of malaria in Nigeria. Oyibo, also a Tropical Disease Specialist, gave the advice in anContinue Reading
