By Justina Auta The National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) has partnered with Values Africa, a pan-African media and advocacy organisation, to mobilise 10,000 voluntary blood donors across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The initiative was announced by Prof. Saleh Yuguda, Director General of the NBSA, following a high-level meeting inContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Dr Emmanuel Akhaumere, the Deputy Director of Medical Laboratory Services at National Hospital in Abuja, has called for increased public awareness about proper blood collection practices. Akhaumere made the call in Abuja at during the OncoSeek Cancer Training for Journalists, an initiative aimed at deepening media understandingContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated a 100-bed hospital at Awo-Omamama, near Owerri, the Imo capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility is named Sen. Oluremi Tinubu Mother and Child Centre. In a speech at the event, Tinubu saidContinue Reading
By Awayi Kuje Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed into law a Bill for an Act to Provide for Menstrual Hygiene Products for Girls in Nasarawa State Public Schools by Nasarawa State Government and other Related Matters Therewith. The Speaker of the House, Dr Danladi Jatau, announced the passageContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan As Nigeria joins the world in marking World Asthma Day, the Federal Government urges pharmaceutical firms and importers to boost the availability of affordable inhalers. Health and Social Welfare Coordinating Minister, Prof Muhammad Pate, made this call in Abuja through the Deputy Director of Information and PublicContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Prof. Muhammad Pate, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health, has announced the integration of the Sector-wide Approach (SWAp) initiative, a strategy to unify the health sector and enhance funding with key stakeholders’ involvement. Pate said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the SWAp Strategic Engagement with stakeholders fromContinue Reading
By Aderogba George NAFDAC on Tuesday sealed a Suleja warehouse owned by Alhaji Ahmed for illegally selling large quantities of monosodium glutamate (MSG), a food additive banned from bulk importation due to health risks. Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, Director in charge of the FCT Directorate of NAFDAC, told journalists during theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, has raised alarm over a global shortage of nearly one million midwives. Kanem made this known while marking the International Day of the Midwife, celebrated globally on May 5. The 2025 theme, “Midwives: CriticalContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate AIDS in children by 2030. Dr Adebobola Bashorun, National Coordinator of the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP), made the pledge on Monday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Global Alliance to End AIDS inContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Medical experts on Monday in Benin reiterated that use of gloves was never a substitute for hand hygiene, calling for a proper hand washing culture among health professionals. The experts made this known at an event to commemorate the 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day, with the themeContinue Reading
