FCT declares Free Health Insurance, C-Section Services for Pregnant Women
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration has declared a free health insurance scheme and caesarean section for all pregnant women living in the area. The FCTA’s…
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Health news from Nigeria: hospitals, doctors and nurses, disease outbreaks, NAFDAC alerts, health policy and patient care.
Nigeria Receives Over One Million Gavi-Funded Vaccine Doses to Combat Meningitis
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has received more than one million doses of the pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) from the Gavi-funded global…
NYSC member confirmed Dead as Lassa fever Outbreak hit Ogun
A 25-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), has reportedly died of Lassa fever at a secondary health facility in ljebu North Local Government…
NAFDAC Destroys N1 Trillion Worth of Fake Drugs, Counterfeit Products in Anambra
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday destroyed counterfeit, substandard, and expired pharmaceutical products worth over one trillion naira at…
Meningitis outbreak kills 26 in Kebbi
An outbreak of meningitis has killed no fewer than 26 people in three Local Government Areas of Kebbi State. The Commissioner for Health, Yanusa Ismail, disclosed…
Man slumps inside Abuja mosque during Ramadan Prayers dies in hospital
A 52-year -old man, identified as Salihu Byezhe, has reportedly slumped during Subhi prayers and died at Gudaba village in Kuje Area Council of the Federal…
NAFDAC Reopens Anambra Drug Market After One-Month Closure
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the reopening of the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, following a…
Health Safety: NAFDAC shut down over 40 illegal Sachet Water Factory in FCT
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a crackdown on the illegal production of sachet water also known as ‘pure…
NAFDAC Warns Against Chemical Ripening of Fruits
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Adamawa State has cautioned fruit dealers against using chemicals to ripen fruits and urged…
UCH Ibadan Resident Doctors Suspend Indefinite Strike
Resident doctors at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have suspended the indefinite strike they embarked on a day earlier. The General Secretary of the UCH…