By Oluwafunke Ishola The Society for Nurses in Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery – Nigeria (SNEMIS) has called for greater awareness and increased screening for colorectal cancer to reduce morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Dr Johnson Ogundare, Founder and CEO of SNEMIS-Nigeria, made this statement during the society’s freeContinue Reading
Health By Folasade Akpan/Racheal Abujah The health insurance policy in Nigeria is designed to reduce out-of-pocket health expenses and promote Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The National Health Insurance Act (NHIA) of 2022, signed into law on May 19, 2021, replaced the 1999 National Health Insurance Scheme Act. Its primary aimContinue Reading
By Ahmed Abba The Yobe Government has deployed 50 health experts to investigate the causes of the alarming cases of kidney failure in some parts of the state. Dr Mahmud Maina, the Director of the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre in the Yobe University made this known inContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Wife of Niger Governor, Hajiya Fatima Bago, has launched a free medical outreach in the Edati community as part of efforts to improve healthcare access across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-day initiative is a collaboration between herContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The African Civil Society Reference Group Inc (ACSRG), has called for the strengthening and full enforcement of anti- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) laws in Africa. The group made the call in a statement signed by a member of its Board of Directors, Mr John Ede, to commemorateContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima says patients from the United States (US) and other countries are thronging Nigeria hospitals to seek affordable and high-quality kidney transplants. Shettima said this on Thursday, during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Association of Nephrology at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, ahead of theContinue Reading
By Nana Musa A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Nature First Foundation, has conducted a sensitisation exercise for young children on healthy nutrition, wellness and sustainable agriculture in Abuja schools. The Founder of the organisation, Priscilla Canice-Obi, and her team conducted the sensitisation at Vantage Point Academy, in Abuja on Thursday. “WeContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Dr Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration is leaving no one behind in the fight against cancer. Mahmoud stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, at an event organised by the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) to commemorateContinue Reading
Dog By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The Anambra State Government, in partnership with Carter Centre, said it recorded and treated 156 dog bite cases between 2023 and 2024. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, made this known at a news conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Interventions, to mark the 2025Continue Reading
Cancer By Confidence Nwanesi and Kemi Akintokun A Consultant Oncologist, Dr Ajibike Orekoya, has advised Nigerians to adopt a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of having cancer. Orekoya, the Head of Oncology Unit at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, gave the advice at a programme organised by theContinue Reading
