Nurses express concern over shortage of manpower in public health sector
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) have expressed concern over the shortage of nurses and…
Budget 2017: Oyo assembly promises public participation
The Oyo State House of Assembly has promised to work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in the health sector to…
Toothpaste with antibacterial agents best for cleaning —Experts
A dentist, Dr Patricia Ayanbadejo, has recommended that Nigerians should be buying toothpastes with anti-bacterial agents to clean their teeth,…
Saving One Million Lives: Minister cautions against misappropriation of funds
THE Minister of Health, Prof. Isacc Adewole has advised the Health commissioners in the North -East to carefully utilize the…
Polio: Ondo expresses readiness to partner agencies
ONDO State government has expressed its determination to partner relevant agencies in order to sustain the Polio-free status of the…
‘Contraceptives does not lower libido, cause cancer’
Religious leaders and the media have been called upon to champion the course of family planning in Nigeria just as…
Nigeria houses the largest number of VVF cases —Expert
President elect, International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons, Professor Oladosu Ojengbede has decried Nigeria having the largest burden of obstetric…
Medic West Africa 2016: Philips showcases new connected innovations across health continuum
At this year’s biggest healthcare trade show in West Africa, Philips has revealed a portfolio of data driven radiology technologies and connected…
Obasanjo calls for collaboration in fight against cancer
Lauds efforts of Dangote, Adebutu, Ovia others FORMER president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for collaboration from government, philanthropic organisations…
Biting finger nails can cause whitlow, says expert
A medical expert, Dr Festus Olalekan, has warned Nigerians against biting their finger nails, saying it could result in skin…
Alternative Medicine: Practitioner warns against self-medication
A medical practitioner, Dr Fawziyyah Ahmed, on Thursday warned against arbitrary use of traditional medicine as it could pose dire…
Expert warns against use of onion, urine, breast milk to treat eye infection
DR Sewuese Bitto, Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Garki Hospital, Abuja, has warned against the use of harmful substances such as…
Nothing like ordinary malaria — Expert
Director, Centre for Malaria Care, University of Ilorin, Professor Olugbenga Mokuolu has asked that people refrain from saying “ordinary malaria”,…
Ensure availability of pain medication, FG told
Towards a pain-free world, the Federal Government has been called on to ensure that opioids necessary for the control of…
Expert challenge husbands on foreplay for early lump detection
In a bid to ensure early detection of breast cancer, married women have been told to ask their husbands as…
‘Increasing cases of heart problems worrisome’
The Kogi State Governor’s wife, Rashida Bello, has expressed worries over the increasing rate of heart failure and other heart-related…
Ondo Commissioner receives SOGON award for distinguished service
IN recognition of his contributions to the qualitative healthcare delivery in Ondo State particularly, maternal health, Ondo State Commissioner for…
Dwindling manpower in eye care, worrisome
Acting National Chairman, Nigeria Ophthalmic Nurses Association (NONA), Mr Stephen Lamiya, has decried the dwindling manpower in the eye care…
47 per cent of health experts commit medication errors –Expert
An associate Professor of Pharmacology, Dr Ibrahim Oreagba, has decried the high prevalence of medication errors by Nigerian health professionals,…
‘Uncontrolled blood pressure damages brain’
FOLLOWING increasing cases of hypertension in Nigerians, an expert, Professor Adesola Ogunniyi, has urged that Nigerians should regularly take their…
