Breast Cancer: Causes, Early Detection and Cure
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer affecting women worldwide, with Nigeria having one of the world’s highest age-standardized mortality rates and…
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Health news from Nigeria: hospitals, doctors and nurses, disease outbreaks, NAFDAC alerts, health policy and patient care.
NAFDAC intercepts psychoactive drugs, busts illegal beverage factories in Southeast
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has confiscated banned pharmaceutical products, valued at millions of naira, in Onitsha, Anambra State, during a…
59 Doctors Resign in Nasarawa Over Poor Welfare Conditions
A total of 59 medical doctors formerly working at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, DASH, in Lafia, Nasarawa State, have resigned from their positions with the…
BREAKING: UK bans Nigerian doctors, nurses, others from bringing dependants
The British Government has banned health and care workers from foreign countries like Nigeria from bringing family members and other dependants to the country. This was…
Africa CDC, UNICEF Collaborate On Vaccine Production And Immunization
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund have signed an extended partnership dedicated to strengthening primary healthcare,…
Nurses Start Preparation for NLC Protest Mobilization
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has directed its members to fully comply with the proposed nationwide protest slated for February 27 and 28…
NAFDAC, PCN shut Down 1,321 Medicine Stores In Kano
The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC in collaboration with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria, PCN have sealed off 1,321 medicine stores…
BREAKING: President Tinubu appointed as African Union Champion for Health
President Bola Tinubu has been appointed as the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership, reflecting his initiatives in…
Tinubu Renews Appointment of NAFDAC Director-General, Appoints New Head for NCDC
President Bola Tinubu has named Dr. Mansur Kabir as the new Chairman of the board of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control…
JUST IN: Abuja nurses storm council’s office protest against new certificate verification guidelines
Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, on Monday, protested against the new verification certification guidelines released by…